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Rural Albanians abandon the countryside in search of work

Badi Tafaj, 20, threshes rye with her family near the village of Novosej, Albania. In the past year a wave of people have left villages in her region, looking for work in the European Union but many are sent back to Albania. Tafaj says life in the village is very hard but leaving would be difficult for her since she feels a responsibility to help her parents.

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Abandoning Rural Albania for Der Spiegel
Badi Tafaj, 20, threshes rye with her family near the village of Novosej, Albania.  In the past year a wave of people have left villages in her region, looking for work in the European Union but many are sent back to Albania. Tafaj says life in the village is very hard but leaving would be difficult for her since she feels a responsibility to help her parents.