Nnadiebube Journal of Education

This paper examines the impact of labour migration-mobility related provisions and unemployment as it affects the African continent and African Union rules on the free movement of workers. Considering the fact that the vision of a united Africa has been part and parcel of the pan-African narrative for decades, it systematically addresses Protocol to the Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community Relating to the Free Movement of Persons, Right of Residence and Right of Establishment as contained in AU Free Movement Protocol adopted in 2018. The paper gives a particular focus on the youth of Africa and the unemployment question, social cohesion and political instability. The paper further poses the following two questions. First, does intra-African Union labour migration correlate with employment/unemployment rates in host or home member states during periods of unsettled growth? Second, how have member states reacted in terms of restricting or allowing access to their labour markets by African Union workers during the transitional periods? The discourse concludes on the premise that some groups, such as young immigrants, women or older immigrants have greater difficulties in finding jobs.

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