# Migrant workers

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Another important source of income for Gambia is migrant workers. These are people who work in another country and send money back home to Gambia. Many migrate to the UK, US, Senegal, or Nigeria. They are often highly skilled professionals, such as doctors and nurses.

The fact that migrant workers send money back home seems very positive, but there is also a negative side. When highly educated workers leave the country, it is called brain drain. This means that skilled workers leave, and only less skilled workers remain, which can slow down the country's development.

Some migrants who leave the country to work abroad are unskilled. These unskilled migrants are characterized by:

1. They are often young

2. They are unemployed

3. They know little about Europe

Migrant workers