American University of Central Asia - AUCA - News Digest No 39

News Digest on Migration in Central Asia No 39

 

Date: March 22 – April 5, 2013

 

Kazakhstan

 

 

Kazakh Government set quotas for foreign labor on the project "Reconstruction and modernization of Atyrau Oil Refinery" for 2013

In Russian: http://inform.kz/rus/article/2547270.

 

More than a thousand of vacancies waiting for their candidates in Astana

In Russian:  http://kazpravda.kz/c/1365067896.

 

Job fair in Aktobe companies reported 300 jobs

In Russian: http://www.inform.kz/rus/article/2546312.

 

"Nur Otan" holds a job fair in the national single day of reception of citizens - EKP

In Russian: http://inform.kz/rus/article/2545848

 

 

Kyrgyzstan

 

 

Discussion on issues of migrant workers and dysfunctional marriages with Ambassador of Korea

In Russian: http://www.zpress.kg/news/news_only/10/39393/637.py.

 

Foreign Minister to attend a meeting of the Council of CIS Foreign Ministers

In Russian: http://www.kginfo.ru/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7832&Itemid=75.

 

Prediction of a national disaster because of the mass migration in KR

In Russian: here.

 

B. Dzhunusov participates in a round table dedicated to the adaptation of the Kirghiz in the city

In Russian: http://kyrgyzembassy.ru/?p=11387.

 

Djoomart Otorbaev: There should not be a creeping migration from China to Kyrgyzstan

In Russian: http://for.kg/news-220528-ru.html.

 

Kyrgyz citizens are leaders of immigration law violation in the Urals

In Russian: here.

 

Citizens of Osh forced to go to Russia because of the lack of work

In Russian: here.

 

Kyrgyz groups debate female travel ban

In English: http://www.universalnewswires.com/centralasia/viewstory.aspx?id=13885.

 

Bishkek to host job fair

In Russian: http://www.kabar.kg/rus/society/full/52641.

 

Round table on protection of the rights of migrant workers held at the Presidential Residence of KR

In Russian: http://www.zpress.kg/news/news_only/10/39358/324.py

 

Bishkek to host the screening of two films about migration in Central Asia

In Russian: http://www.kabar.kg/rus/society/full/52057

 

Different opinions on issues of internal migrants

In Russian: http://advocacy.kg/news/2012/28_03_13_8_2.htm

 

Informing seniors about the vocational training system softens the migration processes

In Russian: http://advocacy.kg/news/2012/26_03_13_3.htm

  

Kyrgyz diaspora in Russia suggests to give an opportunity to take part in elections to the migrants who are not in the list of consular registration

In Russian: http://kabar.kg/rus/society/full/51712

 

Zamandash Association took part in the round table of "International best practices in the protection of migrant workers' rights and its application in Kyrgyzstan"

In Russian: http://www.zpress.kg/news/news_only/33/39374/70.py

 

First issue of the newspaper "Russian Kyrgyz People" in Moscow

In Russian: here.

 

Remittances to Kyrgyzstan from the CIS countries is growing, while from far abroad is reducing

In Russian: http://kabar.kg/rus/economics/full/51937

 

Upon accession to the Customs Union of the KR the number of jobs can increase up to 5%

In Russian: here.

 

Mayor’s Office: 45% of TB patients in Bishkek  are: external and internal migrants

In Russian: here.

 

April 12-14, the second World Forum of Kyrgyz diasporas abroad in Italy

In Russian: http://kabar.kg/rus/society/full/51882

 

 

Tajikistan

 

 

World Bank intends to assist in solving the problems of migration in Tajikistan

In Russian: http://www.news.tj/ru/news/vb-nameren-okazat-sodeistvie-v-reshenii-migratsionnykh-problem-tadzhikistana.

 

Protection of rights of the labor migrants from Tajikistan discussed in Blagoveshchensk

In Russian: http://www.news.tj/ru/news/voprosy-zashchity-prav-trudovykh-migrantov-iz-tadzhikistana-obsuzhdeny-v-blagoveshchenske.

 

Ban for Tajik labor migrants work in Sochi from 1 January 2014

In Russian: http://www.news.tj/ru/news/s-1-yanvarya-2014-goda-tadzhikskim-trudovym-migrantam-zapretyat-rabotat-v-sochi.

 

Tajik diaspora in Ukraine launches its web site

In Russian: http://www.news.tj/ru/news/tadzhikskaya-diaspora-v-ukraine-otkryla-svoi-veb-sait.

 

94 Tajik citizens to be deported from Russia

In Russian: here.

 

Tajikistan: early marriage as a result of migration

In Russian: here.

 

Meeting of the Head of the Migration Service with the Head of the World Bank program

In Russian: http://www.tajmigration.ru/news/vstrecha-nachalnika-migratsionnoi-sluzhby-s-rukovoditelem-programmy-vsemirnogo-banka

 

OSCE discusses harmonizing migration data in Russia and Central Asia

In English: http://www.news.tj/en/news/osce-discusses-harmonizing-migration-data-russia-and-central-asia

 

Tajikistan this year creates more than 25 thousand new jobs

In Russian: http://www.news.tj/ru/news/v-tadzhikistane-v-etom-godu-sozdano-bolee-25-tys-novykh-rabochikh-mest

 

 

Uzbekistan

 

 

Discussion of work and education patterns of Uzbekistan held in Tashkent

In Russian: http://economics.uzreport.uz/news_r_103674.html.

 

Job Fair

In Russian: http://uza.uz/ru/society/22906/.

 

Uzbekistan joins the CIS agreement on the fight against the illegals

In Russian: http://m.lenta.ru/news/2013/03/28/yes/

 

 

Russia

 

 

Migration in Russia in 2012

In Russian: http://www.zpress.kg/news/news_only/10/39400/749.py.

 

Russian government discusses a draft law to combat illegal migration

In Russian: http://www.zpress.kg/news/news_only/10/39407/360.py.

 

Moscow hosts a round table on adaptation of labor migrants

In Russian: http://www.zpress.kg/news/news_only/10/39395/615.py.

 

Ludmilla Antonova: Knowledge of Russian is an undeniable advantage for migrant workers

In Russian: http://m.knews.kg/ru/society/30025/.

 

Representatives of working professions can obtain Russian citizenship easier

In Russian: http://www.zpress.kg/news/news_only/10/39401/626.py.

 

Duma proposes to force migrants to pay for their own deportation

In Russian: http://www.baltinfo.ru/2013/03/29/Gosdume-predlozhili-zastavit-migrantov-samim-platit-za-svoyu-deportatciyu-345211.

 

FMS opposes the introduction of visas with Central Asia

In Russian: http://top.rbc.ru/society/27/02/2013/847231.shtml.

 

Sobyanin calls for stricter visa regime with Russia's neighbors: too many illegals

In Russian: http://www.zpress.kg/news/news_only/10/39396/242.py.

 

Migrant children  in Moscow to be taught the Russian language in kindergarten

In Russian: http://www.news.tj/ru/news/v-moskve-detei-migrantov-budut-uchit-russkomu-yazyku-s-detskogo-sada.

 

Russia proposes to introduce special bracelets and camps for migrants

In Russian: http://www.migrant.ru/news.php?id=1746

 

Offer to require illegal immigrants to work for free

In Russian: http://www.news.tj/ru/news/nelegalnykh-migrantov-predlozhili-obyazat-rabotat-besplatno

 

Dual citizenship is not forbidden, but not legalized

In Russian: http://rus.kg/news/policy/9360-dvoynoe-grazhdanstvo-ne-zaprescheno-no-ne-legalizovano.html

 

Omsk supermarket ordered not to let in the Asians into the store

In Russian: http://kabar.kg/society/full/51781

 

FMS: there are over 3 million illegal migrants in Russia

In Russian: http://www.novopol.ru/-fms-v-rossii-projivayut-bolee-mln-nelegalnyih-migrant-text142409.html

 

FMS: Over 2 million foreigners legalize their status

In Russian: http://www.zpress.kg/news/news_only/10/39355/609.py

 

 

Multilateral

 

 

No more potential migrant workers in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan

In Russian: here.

 

50-60 thousand of Kyrgyz citizens are in Kazakhstan - General Consul of Kyrgyzstan in Kazakhstan

In Russian: http://ca-news.org/news:1061916/ or here. 

 

 

 International News

 

 

Unemployment in the euro area set a new record

In Russian: http://inform.kz/rus/article/2547223.

 

Gallup: Most of potential migrants are in Armenia among the post-Soviet countries

In Russian: http://for.kg/news-220645-ru.html.

 

Associated Press prohibited to use the term "illegal immigrant" for journalists

In Russian: http://www.news.tj/ru/news/associated-press-zapretil-zhurnalistam-ispolzovat-termin-nelegalnyi-immigrant.

 

Founder of Facebook is going to create a political party and start immigration reform

In Russian: http://www.baltinfo.ru/2013/03/27/Osnovatel-Facebook-nameren-sozdat-politicheskuyu-partiyu-i-zanyatsya-imiigratcionnoi-reformoi-344806

 

 

Analytics

 

 

Kyrgyz choose the Arab world

In Russian: http://www.zpress.kg/news/news_only/10/39406/94.py.

 

Illegal migration threatens Kazakhstan

In Russian: http://www.zpress.kg/news/news_only/10/39387/287.py.

 

Every third migrant forgets to get “registered”

In Russian: here.

 

Will the visa regime stop the flow of migrants?

In Russian: http://www.toptj.com/News/2013/04/02/karomat_sharipov

 

Work on the construction site and a Thai massage: migrant life in St. Petersburg

In Russian: here.

 

Is the organized migration dangerous?

In Russian: http://caucasia.at.ua/news/migracija_i_prestupnost/2013-04-03-1575.

 

Migrant women as the property of the nation and the myth of security and to combat violence

In Russian: http://subbotnikq.kloop.kg/2013/03/zhenshhina-migrantka-kak-sobstvennost-natsii-i-mif-zashhity/

 

"Uzbeks do not need Russia"

In Russian: http://rus.kg/news/cccr/10281-rossiya-uzbekam-ne-nuzhna.html

 

O.Bobonazarova: Labor migration - the tragedy of the Tajik people

In Russian: http://www.centrasia.ru/news2.php?st=1364307900

 

"The Oko": Labor underground. Which is easier or more profitable for Kazakhstan to legalize guest workers

In Russian: http://www.centrasia.ru/news2.php?st=1364274120

 

Black label for migrants

In Russian: http://rus.kg/news/rusmir/10237-chernaya-metka.html

 

Migration as a meteor threat

In Russian: http://rus.kg/news/rusmir/10189-migraciya-kak-meteoritnaya-ugroza.html

 

Migrants believe in love of Russians

In Russian: http://rus.kg/news/rusmir/10175-migranty-veryat-v-lyubov-rossiyan.html

 

America to be open for illegals

In Russian: http://rus.kg/news/vmire/10230-ameriku-otkroyut-dlya-nelegalov.html

 

Kubat Rakhimov: Migrant workers - our Klondike gold

In Russian: http://rus.kg/news/cccr/10231-kubat-rahimov-trudovye-migranty-nash-zolotoy-klondayk.html

 

Not every person can be a guest worker

In Russian: here.

 

Remittances are comparable to the annual budget of the country

In Russian: here.

 

"Fergana": Nothing ventured ... How and where migrants from Central Asia are taking microcredits in Russia

In Russian: http://www.centrasia.ru/news2.php?st=1364443620 

 

 

Publications

 

 

New Issue of “Your Right. Migration” № 7, April 2013

In Russian: here.

 

International Migration, Vol. 51(2) 2013

In English: here.

 

Round table. "Combating illegal migration. Practical solutions and elaboration of  public proposes "(video)

In Russian: http://video.oprf.ru/conference/view/id/1348

 

Impact of social mobilization of families of migrant workers in the position of beneficiary household’s regional program on migration in Tajikistan

In Russian: http://demoscope.ru/weekly/2013/0547/biblio02.php

 

Gender approaches on formation of policy on regulating labor migration in Russian Federation: expert evaluation

In Russian: http://demoscope.ru/weekly/2013/0547/biblio04.php

 

Education for all and migration

In Russian: http://demoscope.ru/weekly/2013/0547/biblio05.php

 

Migration and remittances during the global financial crisis and beyond

In English: http://demoscope.ru/weekly/2013/0547/biblio01.php

 

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

In English: http://demoscope.ru/weekly/2013/0547/biblio07.php

 

  

Announcements

 

 

Round table "Adaptation of Kyrgyz migrants to a metropolis"

In Russian: http://www.zpress.kg/news/news_only/10/39384/65.py.

 

Department of Labor and Employment of Moscow holds job fair for foreigners

In Russian: http://www.tajmigration.ru/news/departament-truda-i-zanyatosti-moskvy-provodit-yarmarku-vakansii-dlya-inostrannykh-grazhdan.

 

ICCO Foundation branch in Kyrgyzstan announces job vacancy for the following position: Program Coordinator

In Russian: in the attached file: 02.

 

The World Bank's Migration and International Development

In Russian: http://demoscope.ru/weekly/2013/0547/anons.php#2603132

 

 


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