ABSTRACT
The frequency of circular migration decreases as the duration of absence from the village lengthens. Circular migrations can be subdivided into several groups, such as periodic, seasonal, and long-term. The type of model often used to analyse the population migration of a certain region is the ‘push and pull’ model. The socioeconomic conditions in the place of origin do not enable one to meet the basic needs, and thus forces some individuals to leave their village in order to find an occupation and to earn an income. A migrant always tries to spend his income earned in the city as economically as possible with the aim of sending as much money as possible to the village. Commuters are migrants with the largest amount of remittances sent home, followed by migrants who board in their places of work, whereas the smallest remittances are usually sent by permanent migrants.
