(Group 8: Anita Bhatti, Ella Fedorchuk,
Victoria Nikitina)
More
and more Africans these days leave their homes for Europe. There are various
reasons why they are forced to set off and seek their fortune overseas: from
the dire poverty to a vain desire to grow rich. Very often migrants travel to
Italy, Spain and other European countries in order to earn money to start a new
life and to support their families back home in Africa. The worshipped Europe
is one of the most popular destinations for Africans to migrate to as they
associate the continent with numerous possibilities to earn money and live a
prosperous life. African parents often persuade their children to go abroad as
they are absolutely dependent on their sons and daughters and emigration for
them seems to be the only chance to turn over a new leaf.
Beguedo,
for example, which is a town located in the countryside of Burkina Faso, has
changed a lot due to the earnings of Africans working in Europe and sending
money to their relatives back home. The revenues have led to the building of
several houses and to an improvement of equipment in hospitals. Beguedo has a
population of 20 thousand people but an enormous number of five thousand
inhabitants lives and works abroad. Apart from supporting their families in
Africa, they have done even more: an Association of Beguedo Migrants in Italy
spares no effort to provide a proper medical care for their countrymen. It is
obvious that all these facts make parents proud of their successful children.
There
is no doubt that more and more Africans leave their homeland in search for a
better life in Europe. Unfortunately, most of them are not aware of the fact
that Europe has also many hidden traps in store for them and that only
migrating to it does not necessarily mean that they will start leading a great
life. They are not aware of all the risky jobs in Europe.
Drug
selling
Lots of African migrants in Europe state
that they are forced to do ‘illegal’ jobs. In fact, no one really imposes the
selling of drugs upon them. In most cases, it is their own choice. Many
Africans also admit that they have been trying to find a ‘good’ job for several
months without success. Such drug sellers often do not even think of other
opportunities to earn money as, to a certain degree, this is a rather easy way.
On the one hand, they earn a lot in a short period of time, on the other, they
lead a life in fear and could be arrested for their illegal job. However, most
of the African migrants prefer keep on working than going back home and
confessing failure.
Prostitution
Not only African men, but also African
women come to Europe in search for a better life and wealth. While trying to
find a good job offer, they instead often end up in prostitution. From that
very moment, it is not about money but about losing their dignity. In many
cases, women are brought to Europe by their family members but they do not
realize that those relatives only want to destroy their lives. Once being
involved in prostitution, they are promised to get papers and a normal job as
soon as they have paid a certain amount of money. What the prostitutes are not
aware of at the beginning is that they have to keep on paying sums of money
without a way out of this vicious circle. Those who try to escape from
prostitution are threatened that their families will be harmed. They seem to be
trapped forever.
To sum up, it can be said that no matter
what kind of risky jobs African migrants have in Europe, nothing is worth
losing your dignity and entire life just because you are afraid of failure!
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