News Digest on Migration in Central Asia No 8
Date: March 24-30, 2012
Kazakhstan
| Governmental Working Group led by Vice Prime Minister Erlbol Orynbaev in Kostanai oblast In Russian: . 
 Share of population with income lower than minimum of subsistence reduces in Kazakhstan In Russian: . 
 Unemployment level remains at 5.5% in February in Kazakhstan In Russian: . | 
Kyrgyzstan
| JK Committee approves creation of interdepartmental working group on issues of Pamir Kyrgyz in Afghanistan In Russian: or here. 
 Period of registration at Consulate for Kyrgyzstan citizens in other countries extended from 3 to 15 days In Russian: or here. 
 Government plans to employ 20 thousand people In Russian: 袧邪 褉褍褋褋泻芯屑: or here. 
 First World Forum of Kyrgyz Diasporas Abroad held in New York In Russian: . 
 Training Center to teach short-term courses within pilot project opens in lyceum No 91 In Russian: . 
 MPs intend to bar young ladies from going abroad In Russian: . 
 New Study Center launched In Russian: . 
 Unemployed youth of Kyrgyzstan to take opportunity of employment in Turkey In Russian: . 
 State agencies and NGOs discuss reforms in pension system in Bishkek In Russian: or here. 
 Vacancy fair “Isfana – 2012” to be held in Isfana In Russian: . 
 Presentation of Tolyatti Public Organization In Russian: . 
 Meeting of Kyrgyzstanis in Bremen In Russian: . 
 “Rainbow” Festival to gather young talents in Tyumen In Russian: . 
 Samara holds billiard tournament ‘Nooruz-2012’ on ‘Moscow pyramid’ style In Russian: . 
 Krasnodar: 17 Kyrgyzstan citizens find themselves in difficult situation In Russian: . 
 How MPs got scared of China Towns In Russian: . | 
Tajikistan
| UN: Tajik Gastarbeiters’ children suffer of separation from parents In Russian: . 
 Tajik migration service agency, IOM sign memorandum on cooperation In English: . 
 Draft of new general agreement on socio-labor relations reviewed in Dushanbe In Russian: . 
 Tajik migration service agency launches newspaper for migrants In English: . 
 Labor migrants’ safety protection issues discussed in Dushanbe In Russian: or here. 
 Strategy of social integration of labor migrants in Russia discussed in Dushanbe In Russian: . 
 Majority of unemployed in Tajikistan are women In Russian: . 
 Issues of Chinese migrants stay in Tajikistan discussed In Russian: . 
 Tajikistan labor migrants’ qualification do not comply with certificates In Russian: . 
 Tajik Migration Service staff to start learning Chinese In Russian: . 
 Chelyabinsk discusses Tajik migrants difficulties In Russian: . 
 Tajik diaspora celebrates Nooruz in Russia In Russian: . 
 ‘Somonien’ awarded with ‘Best National Cuisine’ In Russian: . 
 III International Festival ‘Peoples Friendship’ held on March 24 in Moscow (Video) In Russian: . | 
Uzbekistan
| Straight to the job from Job Fair In Russian: . 
 Constant attention to employment of population In Russian: . 
 Mahalla – center of family entrepreneurship In Russian: . 
 Labor right well protected In Russian: . | 
Russia
| New migration policy concept launched in Russia In Russian: . 
 FMS Head: Employable population in Russia may drop without migrants In Russian: . 
 Federal Drug Control Service favors tough citizenship acquirement rules In Russian: . 
 Expert: Russia has to create conditions to protect migrants’ rights In Russian: . 
 DFMS: We cannot live without labor migrants In Russian: . 
 FMS suggests introducing score system to get residence permit In Russian: . 
 Agapitova: We do not know where illegal migrants’ children disappear In Russian: . 
 680 foreigners live in Russia permanently In Russian: . 
 Insufficient legislation toughens legalization of migrants children in Russia In Russian: . 
 According to ‘Strategy 2020’ experts quotation system ineffective In Russian: . 
 In average 40 migrants registered in one address in Russia In Russian: . 
 Migrants suffer tuberculosis 4 times more than Russians In Russian: . 
 … On work licenses for migrants In Russian: . 
 Wide-scale legalization of Gastarbeiter In Russian: . 
 Children Ombudsman: Almost 8 thousand migrants’ children study in Petersburg schools In Russian: . 
 Petersburg authorities provide temporary benefits to migrants with school-age children In Russian: . 
 Liteinyi region to tell about legal rights to migrants In Russian: . 
 Ural minister suspected in reducing quota for migrants In Russian: . 
 Kuzbass to open new temporary stay centers for foreigners to be deported In Russian: . 
 Labor migrant to enjoy right for pension benefits in Sakhalin In Russian: . 
 Citizens of former CIS lead migration inflow in Primorye In Russian: . 
 Chelyabinsk DFMS invites heads of national and cultural centers to discuss integration issues In Russian: . 
 Friendship House of Buryatiya People in Ulan-Ude hosts first reception of foreigners wishing to get license to work for individuals In Russian: . 
 Yaroslavl DFMS meets representatives of national diasporas at a round table In Russian: . | 
Multilateral
| Parliament Speakers of KR and Kazakhstan discuss speeding up ratification of agreements related to labor migrants In Russian: or here. 
 Kazakhstan Vice Prime Minister of Labor and Social Protection meets with Kyrgyz Deputy Minister of Social Protection In Russian: . 
 Head of Krasnodar DFMS and Chair of Regional Organization of Compatriots of Uzbekistan “Umid” hold meeting on effective integration assistance of foreigners in Russian society In Russian: . | 
International
| 11.5 million illegal immigrants in US: official In English: . 
 Greece plans detention sites for illegal migrants In English: . | 
Analytics
| Gastarbeiter to get conceptually expensive In Russian: . 
 New migrants admission systems develops in Russia In Russian: . 
 History o slopwork by Tajik citizens in Russia In Russian: . 
 Food for thought for journalists. Dispute of irreconcilables In Russian: . 
 For police serving to ‘protect life, health, rights and freedoms of citizens, migrants are not human beings In Russian: . 
 Hot topic: Two journalists debate on labor migration In Russian: . 
 Valentin Bogaterev on causes of Russian ‘antimigration’ policy In Russian: . 
 Migrant issue In Russian: . 
 Myths and realities of migrant’s purse In Russian: . 
 School becomes the only adaptation instrument for migrants In Russian: . 
 “Illegal immigrants’ points” trade drugs and fake documents in Moscow metro In Russian: . 
 … on migrants from Chine to Kyrgyzstan In Russian: . | 
Publications
| News of Labor Migration from Tajikistan. Review of media on CA and RF No 38 In Russian: here. 
 ILO: “The youth employment crisis: Time for action” In English: . | 
Announcements
| VIII Migration Summer School: Social Movements, Systemic Change and Migration In English: . 
 Summer School "Global Migration and Development", Utrecht University In English: . | 
 
                        