Photograph by Sebastiao Salgado
There are many kinds of migration. Mostly, we talk about migration over national boundaries, which mean someone moves to a different country. Another type is internal migration which refers to change of residence within national boundaries. This process takes place in developing countries such as Vietnam, China, etc. Internal migration is becoming big issues for the developing countries.
Millions of migrant workers who had left their farm for factory work are now facing the possibility of making an urban-to-rural migration. Although this process is a good signal of a new stage of development, Cu Chi Loi- a researcher in migration situation in Vietnam argued that: "However, confront with a huge flow of rural-to-urban migrants and poor urban planning migration is seen as a negative process."(115)
I like this photograph because it just look so artistic. Some people are standng near the windows under the dim light. They are waiting for the bright light outside their obscure lives. The shadows of night surround their undefined futures. They just need a little light to keep their faiths. Just a little bit of hope...
Works Cited
Cu Chi, Loi. "Rural to Urban Migrationin Vietnam". n.d. Web.10 Feb 2010
Salgado, Sebastiao. Photograph. "Migrations: Humanity in Transition [Leaving the Land for the Cities]". Legends Online. PDN and Kodak Professionals, n.d. Web. 10 Feb 2010.
Sometimes, internal migration is even a lot harder than international migration. I lived in Brazil for two years and the part that i lived in had a lot of people from the north that had migrated there. Some of them had actually made it out okay, but others were in very tough situations and had a hard time finding work. A lot of their living conditions were sad; they were living in make shift shanties with stolen water and electricity. It was the best they could do just to scrape by.
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