News Digest on Migration in Central Asia 8 (2017)

On the eve of the EXPO, illegal migrants to be expelled from Kazakhstan

In Russian: http://www.inform.kz/ru/v-preddverii-ekspo-nezakonnyh-migrantov-vydvoryat-iz-kazahstana_a3021043.

Citizens of Kyrgyzstan exempted from registration in Kazakhstan within 30 days

In Russian: http://www.stanradar.com/news/full/24753-grazhdane-kyrgyzstana-osvobozhdeny-ot-registratsii-v-kazahstane-v-techenie-30-dnej.html.

During the year, the inflow of remittances to Kyrgyzstan increased by $ 33.9 million

In Russian: https://www.akchabar.kg/news/za-god-pritok-denezhnyh-perevodov-v-kyrgyzstan-vyros-na-339-mln/.

Increase in number of labor migrants in Korea and expansion of their employment discussed in Bishkek

In Russian: http://www.kabar.kg/news/v-bishkeke-obsudili-uvelichenie-chisla-trudiashchikhsia-migrantov-v-koree/.

For three months, 2.3 thousand migrants from Kyrgyzstan accepted Russian citizenship

In Russian: http://zpress.kg/%D0%B7%D0%B0-%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B8-%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%8F%D1%86%D0%B0-23-%D1%82%D1%8B%D1%81-%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B2-%D0%B8%D0%B7-%D0%BA%D1%8B%D1%80%D0%B3%D1%8B%D0%B7/.

Tajikistan and the Republic of Korea for speeding up the preparation of the project on migration cooperation

In Russian: http://avesta.tj/2017/04/27/tadzhikistan-i-respublika-koreya-vystupil-za-uskorenie-podgotovki-proekta-po-migratsionnomu-sotrudnichestvu/.

Tajik-Russian working group discussed the issue of migrants’ amnesty

In Russian: http://avesta.tj/2017/04/27/tadzhiksko-rossijskaya-rabochaya-gruppa-obsudila-vopros-ob-amnistii-migrantov/. 

Uzbekistan intends to increase number of consulates in Russia and Kazakhstan

In Russian: https://regnum.ru/news/polit/2267061.html.

Uzbekistan familiar with and intends to solve the problems of migrants

In Russian: https://centre1.com/uzbekistan/uzbekistan-priznal-i-nameren-reshat-problemy-migrantov/.

Increase in the quota for labor migrants, simplification of issuing permits and ensuring transparency discussed at the meeting of head of the Ministry of Labor and the Ambassador of South Korea

In Russian: https://www.gazeta.uz/en/2017/04/25/sk/. 

Last year, more than 16 million foreigners entered Russia

In Russian: https://lenta.ru/news/2017/04/19/migration/.

Putin called for better protection of the interests of Russians against the backdrop of the influx of guest workers

In Russian: http://mc.mos.ru/press-center/news-migration-policy/detail/5743000.html.

EEC and the General Confederation of Trade Unions develop cooperation in the field of rights and interests protection of  EAEU workers

In Russian: http://www.eurasiancommission.org/en/nae/news/Pages/17-04-2017-1.aspx.

Expert: CSTO should work with countries-suppliers of migrants

In Russian: http://www.ritmeurasia.org/news--2017-04-17--ekspert-odkb-dolzhna-rabotat-so-stranami-postavschikami-migrantov-29645.

Tests for Uzbek labor migrants provoked resentment

In Russian: http://rus.ozodlik.org/a/uzbekistan-testy-trudovie-migranty-yuzhnaya-korea/28445630.html.

Guest Worker - a resource or a threat?

In Russian: https://pervaya-studiya.ru/pervaya-studiya-vyipusk-ot-26-04-2017-gastarbayter-resurs-ili-ugroza.html.

Moscow or Osh: where it is better to raise the children of migrants

In Russian: http://www.kabar.kg/news/ria-novosti-moskva-ili-osh-gde-luchshe-rastit-detei-migrantov/.

How migrants from CA to legalize their stay in Russia

In Russian: https://centre1.com/world/kak-migranty-iz-tsa-legaliziruyut-svoe-prebyvanie-v-rossii/.

Kyrgyz labor migrants abroad: Problems and issues

In Russian: http://stanradar.com/news/full/24880-kyrgyzskie-trudovye-migranty-za-rubezhom-problemy-i-voprosy.html.

Terrorism puts migration policy ahead of the need for new solutions

In Russian: http://www.ritmeurasia.org/news--2017-04-26--terrorizm-stavit-migracionnuju-politiku-pered-neobhodimostju-novyh-reshenij-29810.

Promoting Labor Market Mobility in the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation

In English: http://www.ilo.org/moscow/information-resources/publications/WCMS_551037/lang--en/index.htm.

MICIC Regional Training Workshop on "Protecting Migrants in Emergencies"

In Russian: http://iom.kz/%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8/258-micicru.