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The 2015 Kosovo migration outflow to European Union : who, why and how
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In this regard, majority plans to work in the country of destination, followed by those planning to live on social welfare, those that want to study, as well as those that left in order to find a better health care for their health problems than the one offered in Kosovo. The majority of participants' destination is Germany, followed by Switzerland. B38_MUL. What would you do there? 14%(6) 98%(42) 5%(2) 7%(3) Work Living on social assistance Health care Educa on Other 5%(2) Figure 8 Emigration Aims In relation to employment expectation, the KFOS(2015, p. 18) study found thatevery second emigrant managed to find a job in countries where they were settled. This information has most likely been shared with families and friends in Kosovo, and may have contributed to rationalizing emigration for the purpose of employment. Although, only half of the persons interviewed by KFOS study found jobs, it is also important to point out that sectors were illegal emigrants were employed according to KFOS study were 1) Construction and physical work, 2) Catering and gastronomy 3) Mechanics and car mechanics and 4) Agriculture and gardening necessitating lower qualifications for jobs in these sectors(KFOS, 2015). As far as destination is concerned another reason for choosing Germany is the perception of better asylum conditions such as sheltering, access to pocket money and ability to work certain jobs with asylum status. 17