The first nationally representative data on how migration’s affecting Fiji has revealed that about 250,000 people have left Fiji over the last two decades.
The global research project “Development on the Move” was conducted by USP’s Faculty of Business and Economics and the Oceania Development Network.
The report shows how many people are leaving Fiji and what kind of “brain drain” this is creating.
Professor Vijay Naidu of USP’s Faculty of Business and Economics has told Pacific Beat about the migration number from 1987.
He said the main reason for people leaving our shores is for better economic opportunities.
It has been highlighted that one of the benefits of short term or long term migration is the improvement of the lives of family members in Fiji through remittances.
Professor Naidu also said the brain drain can be addressed through the utilisation of skilled and experienced people who are retiring at 55.
Story by: Vijay Narayan
250,000 people leave Fiji in the last two decades
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