As economic pressures and family break-ups impose increasing socio-economic pressures on women and children in parts of Latin America, the option of migration is being seen in parts of the region as the most feasible option. This, according to information disseminated by the International Labour Organization earlier this month, indicates that women in search of a better life, not least jobs and improved living conditions, is now making up 40% of migrants. “This evidences the feminization of migration,” ILO Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, Ana Virginia Moreira was quoted as saying earlier this month in the course of a presentation setting out the ILO’s new regional strategy until 2030.
