NEWS DIGEST ON MIGRATION IN CENTRAL ASIA NO 16
Date: June 1-7, 2012
Kazakhstan
| Kazakhstan meets ILO standards on social support of women and children - Abdykalikova In Russian: . 
 Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the RK reviewed the results of the first phase of the Reform of Social Services (2009-2011) In Russian: . 
 Kazakh Government adopts program of "Affordable Housing 2020" In Russian: . 
 Issues of Youth Employment to be discussed at a meeting of the Council for Youth Policy under the President of the RK In Russian: . 
 Vice-Minister of Internal Affairs K. Tynybekov: Refugees in Kazakhstan to work In Russian: . 
 Poor education and skills are the main obstacles to youth employment In Russian: . 
 S. Nokin: 63 million squares of new housing to be given to people. “Affordable Housing -2020" In Russian: . 
 This year, more than 500 NKSU graduates to become participants of the program "In the village - with a diploma" In Russian: . 
 15 families received apartments in Temirtau within Employment-2020 Program In Russian: . 
 A real holiday was held for Kazakh children in New York In Russian: . 
 Citizens of Kazakhstan to go to Egypt on new rules which are delayed in taking effect In Russian: . 
 Resident of Southern Kazakhstan was sentenced for 5.5 years for human trafficking In Russian: . 
 Four Citizens of Kazakhstan were deported from U.S. In Russian: . | 
Kyrgyzstan
| Visa-free regime to 44 countries around the world to be introduced before the end of 2020 In Russian: or here. 
 Foreign Ministry clarifies the residence of Kyrgyz citizens in Turkey by the result of introducing visa-free regime In Russian: or here. 
 The Kyrgyz parliament to consider legislation on intangible cultural heritage and the amendments to the Labor Code In Russian: or here. 
 Kyrgyzstan offers to allow termination of employment for unsatisfactory results of probationary period In Russian: . 
 Prime Minister Babanov and Kyrgyz citizens living in Turkey discuss problems of employment and issuance of work visas In Russian: or here. 
 Group of deputies are in Russia to get acquainted with the living conditions of Kyrgyz migrant workers In Russian: or here. 
 Reduced quota for labor migrants in Russia In Russian: . 
 A. Atambaev discussed Pamir Kirghiz issues and plans with the Minister of Public Security of China In Russian: . 
 In Kyrgyzstan, 592 thousand children engaged in jobs unacceptable for their age and development In Russian: or here. 
 Kyrgyzstan to celebrate the World Day Against Child Labor In Russian: or here. 
 Bakyt Egemberdiev: Many of the missing children in Kyrgyzstan to be found in Kazakhstan, where they are kept in bondage In Russian: . 
 Number of people with disabilities who cannot find jobs increasing year by year In Russian: . 
 Real wages in Kyrgyzstan increased by 33% in February In Russian: . 
 Kyrgyz citizens in Korea, told the Prime Minister O. Babanov about marriage problems in this country In Russian: or here. 
 Students of professional lyceums conduct information campaign to protect the rights of migrants In Russian: . 
 Attention to the outflow of Kyrgyz college graduates abroad In Russian: . 
 Declining number of natural labor exchanges in the south of Kyrgyzstan In Russian: . 
 KVN-game "Stop Human Trafficking" among the students of vocational schools in Kara-Suu In Russian: . 
 Young people of the Osh region work part-time in production of construction sand during the school holidays In Russian: . 
 Work and Travel to Turkey In Russian: . 
 Nearly 14,000 people to migrate from Kyrgyzstan to Russia In Russian: . 
 In Moscow, the Kyrgyz embassy and Kyrgyz Diaspora organized celebration for Child Protection Day In Russian: or here. 
 A concert of "Kyrgyz Stars" in Moscow In Russian: . 
 The film "Empty House" is "The best full-length feature film” according to "Stars of Shaken" In Russian: or here. 
 Auditions for roles in the film "Salaam, New York" in New York In Russian: . | 
Tajikistan
| Minimum pensions and salaries no longer are equal in Tajikistan In Russian: . 
 The Tajik government helps migrants in Russia getting payment for work In Russian: . 
 Head of the Migration Service of Tajikistan met with the leadership of Federal State Unitary Enterprise "PVA" Russian Federal Migration Service In Russian: . 
 Meeting of the Migration Service management of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Ambassador of the Republic of Belarus with teachers and students of the Agrarian University In Russian: . 
 The flow of labor migrants from Tajikistan to Russia has increased In Russian: . 
 "Hot time" for Tajik labor migrants In Russian: . 
 "Tajik labor migrants" express distrust in staff of the Migration Service of the RT In Russian: . 
 Tajikistan’s Embassy in Berlin held open day In Russian: . 
 ‘Nelegal-2012’ operation carried out in Tajikistan In Russian: . 
 Representation has helped our citizens In Russian: . 
 In one of Moscow’s schools a competition was held, "I perceive you, Tajikistan!" In Russian: . 
 The legalization and employment of Tajik citizens discussed in Novosibirsk In Russian: . 
 28 Foreigners Expelled from Tajikistan by Result of "Nelegal" Operation In Russian: . | 
Uzbekistan
| Young Entrepreneurs’ School kicks off in Tashkent In Russian: or here. 
 Most labor migrants from Uzbekistan in Bashkortostan In Russian: . 
 Foreigners can obtain residence permit in Tashkent In Russian: or here. 
 Temporary registration in Tashkent replaced by registration in the place of residence In Russian: or here. 
 In support of the family business In Russian: . 
 Competition, a factor of development In Russian: . | 
Russia
| Shoigu wants to know the number of migrant children in kindergartens In Russian: . 
 Sobyanin: Labor migration exacerbates the traffic problems in Moscow In Russian: . 
 50% of Russians do not mind if their children study with children of migrants In Russian: . 
 Lydia Grafova: Migration policy of Russia serves the interests of corruption (audio report) In Russian: . 
 Problems of migrant workers and their employers in 2012 (audio report) In Russian: . 
 Russians still not ready to accept migrant workers In Russian: . 
 Two departments of Stavropol joined to fight migration crime In Russian: . 
 Commemorative service held in Moscow to mark the 50th anniversary of the tragic events In Russian: . 
 More than 228 thousand migrants arrived in Moscow to work in 2012 In Russian: . 
 City Hall: more migrant workers than tourists arriving in Moscow among foreigners In Russian: . 
 The cost of training workers in Russian language on the basis of the University of Nizhny Novgorod is 5 rubles In Russian: . 
 Two-fold increase of migrants with work permits in Bashkortostan In Russian: . 
 11 of the 130 detained migrants go home In Russian: . 
 Illegal taxi drivers colonize Moscow In Russian: . 
 Foreign students act against migration service officials In Russian: . 
 Friendly football match on the eve of celebrating the 20th anniversary of the FMS of Russia in Novosibirsk In Russian: . 
 Persian-speaking diaspora to celebrate anniversary of M. Kanoata in Moscow In Russian: . | 
Multilateral
| CIS countries count among leaders in the number of victims of forced labor - ILO report In Russian: or here. 
 Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan agreed to simplify cross-border movement of people and goods In Russian: or here. 
 Procedures discussed to help CIS citizens abroad In English: . 
 Pavel Dyatlenko: Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Russia to conduct sociological research related to migrant workers In Russian: . | 
International News
| In a world of forced labor victims reached 21 million people - ILO study In Russian: . 
 International Organization for Migration fears exploitation of children in the Ukraine during UEFA EURO 2012 In Russian: . 
 The authorities of Beijing have initiated a raid on illegal immigrants In Russian: . 
 Portugal not complying with EU norms concerning illegal immigrants In Russian: . 
 Unemployment grows in the European Union In Russian: . 
 Brazil - the most promising country for labor migration In Russian: . | 
Analytics
| Impact of migrants on migration and the epidemiological situation were discussed in Moscow In Russian: 
 Migrant women from Kyrgyzstan to become the object of extreme jealousy of their compatriots in Russia In Russian: . 
 No custom orders that infringe on the dignity of man in a democratic society In Russian: . 
 In Kyrgyzstan, the breadwinners are women migrant workers In Russian: . 
 Transcript of a round table to discuss the adaptation strategies of migrant workers and their families in Russia In Russian: . 
 Increased flow of migrant workers In Russian: . 
 Night in prison or "Oh poor Tajiks Say a Word" In Russian: . 
 What sociologists and migrants themselves say about life of migrants in Russia In Russian: . 
 Here is the answer to the question: "Who among us trades Tajiks?" In Russian: . 
 Relying on migrants – Why it is advantageous for employers to invite Gastarbeiter In Russian: . 
 Expert: Migrants overseas - What is the Kyrgyz media ignoring? In Russian: . 
 ... migration and the economy in Russia In Russian: . 
 E. Chernetsov: What Russians do not dream about... becoming Russian citizens, illegal immigrants could lose their job In Russian: . 
 V. Vladimirskaya: Know-how of Tajiks. Divorce – three SMS with the word "talaq" In Russian: . 
 E. Dyakonov: System cruelty. Islam Karimov - next (from the book "Zona.uz") In Russian: . 
 I. Galushko: Institute of garden girls. What are the causes of child labor in cotton? In Russian: . 
 Ya. Norbutaev: Year of robust cell in Uzbekistan In Russian: . | 
Publications
| "Your right. Migration »â„– 11, June 2012 In Russian: . 
 Effective Protection of Domestic Workers: A guide to designing labor laws In English: . 
 Domestic Workers Across the World: Global and regional statistics and the extent of legal protection In English: . 
 Provisional List of Delegations - International Labour Conference 101th Session, Geneva In English: . 
 Migration Policy Practice (Volume II, Number 2, April–May 2012) In English: . | 
Announcements
| FMS peers, answer! In Russian: . 
 The Migration Police is listening! In Russian: . 
 Senior Labour Officials' Meeting (SLOM) Forum on Increased Mobility of Skilled Labour In English: . 
 Workshop to Develop an "Anti-Labour Trafficking Manual" In English: . | 
 
                        