NEWS DIGEST ON MIGRATION IN CENTRAL ASIA NO 18
Date: June 15-21, 2012
Kazakhstan
| 41 thousand unemployed get jobs due to RK employment program within 5 months In Russian: 
 "Nur Otan" offices explain "Employment 2020" Program - SKO In Russian: 
 Job Fair to be held in Ust-Kamenogorsk in the framework of an open day for citizens on issues of "Employment 2020" implementation In Russian: 
 Teachers’ salary in Kazakhstan to increase twice-thrice by 2015 In Russian: or here. | 
Kyrgyzstan
| Kyrgyzstan listed in countries with high proportion of remittances to GDP In Russian: 
 Heads of Kyrgyz people unions and the Social Fund of the KR delegation discuss migrants’ pension insurance in Moscow In Russian: or here. 
 Kyrgyz Parliament offers to introduce compulsory life insurance for citizens traveling abroad In Russian: 
 Russian federal agency on cooperation to hold series of video-conferences for those wishing to resettle in Russia In Russian: 
 Deputy A. Keldibekov: Kyrgyzstan annually receives more than $ 3 billion through remittances from labor migrants that makes up a major part of the economy In Russian: or here. 
 Representatives of public organizations discuss protection of migrants’ rights and interests in the Kyrgyz Embassy in Russia In Russian: or here. 
 Akhmatbek Keldibekov: Migrant workers show who we need to integrate In Russian: 
 Vladimir Zhirinovsky: LDPR will demand to immediately deport all Kyrgyz migrant workers if court rules Farafonov to jail In Russian: 
 Kyrgyzstanis in Korea establish "Birimdik" organization In Russian: or here. 
 Film "Empty House", which caused discontent in Kyrgyzstan, continues to take part in various international competitions In Russian: or here. | 
Tajikistan
| Moscow Oblast department of Federal Migration Service ready to assist Tajik migrants in their legalization In Russian: . 
 Tajik Railway reduces number of routes: Dushanbe-Moscow In Russian: . 
 Tajikistan may cancel migration cards for citizens of Kyrgyzstan In Russian: . 
 Islamic Center head urges Tajik labor migrants to follow Sharia rules In Russian: . 
 U.S. State Department reduces number of Tajik participants in Work&Travel Program In Russian: . 
 Poetry Night of Mumin Kanoat in Moscow In Russian: . | 
Uzbekistan
| Remittances from Russia to Uzbekistan reached 126.9 billion rubles in 2011 In Russian: or here. 
 Good outcome of consistent work In Russian: . 
 Creation of new work places under control of deputies In English: . 
 Support for young entrepreneurs In Russian: . 
 From college to the work place In Russian: . | 
Russia
| Bill: Migrants who violated migration legislation banned from entering Russia for 10 years In Russian: or here. 
 Russia ranks third in the world in terms of volume of remittances due to migrants In Russian: . 
 FMS Public Council advised not to fight against migrants In Russian: . 
 Foreign entrepreneurs and domestic workers to get preference in receiving Russian citizenship and work In Russian: . 
 Primorye budget should not pay illegal migrants for child delivery In Russian: . 
 Moscow Region Head praises migration service performance In Russian: . 
 Migration wave to spread in Russia In Russian: . 
 Pozhigailo believes the regions should actively attract migrants In Russian: . 
 Interdepartmental migration committee established in Ryazan Oblast In Russian: . 
 "White Crane" in Kuzbass teaches migrants’ children and their parents Russian In Russian: . 
 Gastarbeiter to replenish Sakhalin Pension Fund In Russian: . 
 Citizen meeting participants in Krasnodar request police to check migrant workers In Russian: . | 
Multilateral
| Visa rules set to be eased in Central Asia In English: . 
 Global human trafficking report condemns Central Asian states In English: . | 
International News
| No more deportation of young immigrants from the U.S. In Russian: . 
 Youth employment In English: . | 
Analytics
| Karomat Sharipov asks Vladimir Putin to introduce visa regime between Russia and Tajikistan In Russian: . 
 Evgeny Kuzmin: Russia tightens rules for labor migrants In Russian: . 
 Illegal migration issue to be solved In Russian: . 
 Not all workers are equally useful. A new migration concept - Report In Russian: . 
 ILO says: invest in youth or lose a generation In English: . 
 When is language a barrier? In Russian: . 
 Will Gastarbeiter stay in Russia? In Russian: . 
 Will migrants solve demographic problems of Russia? ("BBCRussian.com", UK) In Russian: . 
 Who is leaving Kazakhstan and why? In Russian: . 
 Economic potential of Tajik labor migrants in Russia In Russian: . 
 "Mekendeshter". A surgeon from Germany Bakyt Kobegenov. In Russian: . | 
Publications
| “Your Right. Migration”, No 12, June 2012 In Russian: . 
 Trafficking in Persons Report 2012 In English: . 
 Provisional Record No. 26 - Special sitting - Tribute to the Director-General of the International Labor Office In English: . | 
Announcements
| IPP to discuss illegal labor migration from Kyrgyzstan to the U.S. In Russian: . 
 Work-Global Forum In Russian: . 
 MPI Event: Developing a road map for engaging diasporas in development In English: . 
 19th International Conference of Labor Statisticians In English: . | 
 
                        