Rural Albanians abandon the countryside in search of work

A young girl peers out of a gate in Shishtavec, Albania. In the past year a wave of people have left villages in the region, looking for work in the European Union but many are sent back to Albania.

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A young girl peers out of a gate in Shishtavec, Albania. In the past year a wave of people have left villages in the region, looking for work in the European Union but many are sent back to Albania.