NEWS DIGEST ON MIGRATION IN CENTRAL ASIA NO 17
Date: June 8-14, 2012
Kazakhstan
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 Minister G. Abdykalikova participates in the 101st Session of the International Labor Conference In Russian: . 
 Ministry of Labor and Club of Editors signs memorandum of cooperation In Russian: . 
 In May 2012 the number of unemployed amounted to 473.6 thousand people in Kazakhstan In Russian: . 
 This year 456 veterinarians arrive in villages in Kazakhstan on the program "To the village with a diploma" In Russian: . 
 In Kazakhstan, the average wages in April amounted to $ 663 In Russian: or here. 
 General Consul of the KR in Almaty: Sometimes we do not understand some state agencies of the host country working on protecting the rights of citizens In Russian: or here. 
 Minister G. Abdykalikova: Share of population with income below the minimum subsistence level in Kazakhstan decreased by 8 times from 2002-2011 In Russian: . 
 Media: Majilismen found migrant workers from Australia among Karaganda miners In Russian: .  | 
Kyrgyzstan
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 Kyrgyz parliament insists on creating a separate Office for Migration under the government In Russian: . 
 The Delegation from Kyrgyzstan to attend meeting of the CIS, EurAsEC and CSTO councils on migration issues In Russian: or here. 
 Jogorku Kenesh preparing bill banning girls under the age of 22 years to travel abroad as labor migrants In Russian: or here. 
 Russia reduces the number of quotas for migrant workers from Kyrgyzstan In Russian: . 
 Mobile legal counseling services for migrant workers organized in trains In Russian: . 
 Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry: The question of dual citizenship with Russia has not been solved since 2003 In Russian: . 
 The parliament of Kyrgyzstan asks Foreign Ministry to facilitate delivery of abandoned babies from Russia In Russian: . 
 Video message by R. Otunbaeva to compatriots living abroad (audio) In Russian: or here. 
 About 450 thousand Kyrgyz citizens went to Russia in search of work in 2011 – Deputy D. Niyazalieva In Russian: or here. 
 Kyrgyz Embassy in Russia opens virtual reception In Russian: or here. 
 Jogorku Kenesh expresses dissatisfaction with absence of Kyrgyz consul in Yekaterinburg In Russian: . 
 Welfare of migrant families in Kyrgyzstan increasing, but volume of remittances decreasing In Russian: . 
 Askarbek Shadiev: “Refinery in Kara-Balta will provide about 600 people with jobs” In Russian: . 
 Bishkek marks World Day Against Child Labor In Russian: . 
 Ministry of Youth and international organizations to discuss the problems of migrant workers in Bishkek In Russian: or here. 
 50-90 thousand Kyrgyz labor migrants in Kazakhstan In Russian: . 
 Team of students from Kyrgyzstan leaves to build Olympic facilities in Sochi In Russian: . 
 30 Kyrgyz citizens held in slavery in Almaty In Russian: . 
 Deputy D. Niyazalieva proposes to transfer contraceptives to clinics in Russia, where migrant workers are treated In Russian: or here. 
 Sergey Barsukov: More people with Russian citizenship appeared in the southern capital of Kyrgyzstan In Russian: . 
 Season of sending workers to Russia in the southern regions of Kyrgyzstan is over In Russian: . 
 Number of unemployed in Osh increasing due to returning migrants In Russian: . 
 196 Kyrgyz citizens in prisons in Kazakhstan In Russian: .  | 
Tajikistan
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 Head of Migration Service and Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Tajikistan were awarded commemorative medals by FMS of Russia In Russian: or here. 
 Safialo Devonaev conducts meeting with the Councils of CIS Heads of Migration Bodies in Moscow In Russian: . 
 Meeting on matters of personnel in law enforcement bodies of CIS held in Dushanbe In Russian: or here. 
 Debts on wages paid off with the assistance of the representative of MS under the Tajik government in the Russian Federation In Russian: . 
 Residents of Tajikistan are increasingly returning from Russia with no earnings In Russian: . 
 2.6% of the economically active population of the Republic of Tajikistan officially unemployed In Russian: . 
 PDP officials visit Tajik Migration Service Office in Moscow In Russian: . 
 Ruling party NDPT launches election campaign among labor migrants In Russian: . 
 Tajikistan marks World Day Against Child Labor In Russian: . 
 Japan assists Tajikistan in development of human resources In Russian: or here. 
 The regular return of debt on wages In Russian: . 
 Dushanbe hosted training on capacity building of the republic in the fight against human trafficking In Russian: or here. 
 Tajik female "prostitutes" were expelled from Russia In Russian: .  | 
Uzbekistan
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 Newspaper in Uzbek language to be issued in Moscow In Russian: . 
 Caution to employment of graduates In Russian: . 
 Job fair for graduates In Russian: . 
 Uzbek migrant workers rescued Moscow students who were struck by lightning In Russian: . 
 The prices for Uzbek women-slaves in the south of Kazakhstan dropped to 100 000 tenge In Russian: .  | 
Russia
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 Russia to ensure migration growth of at least 250-300 thousand per year - State Migration Policy of the Russian Federation In Russian: or here. 
 Podmoskovye to discuss fight against illegal migration In Russian: . 
 Putin demands to discuss all innovations in the field of migration publicly and not to infringe on the rights of Russians In Russian: . 
 Moscow opens a center for social adaptation of migrants in the name of St. Paisius Velichkovsky In Russian: . 
 Red light for the illegal immigrant – Concept of the State Migration Policy 2025 approved In Russian: . 
 Holiday for Russian Migration Service workers. They report only to the Government In Russian: . 
 FMS of Russia proposes to expand criminal liability for migrants In Russian: . 
 St. Petersburg, 2025: 1 million migrant workers In Russian: . 
 Most Russians believe that immigrants have little knowledge of Russian laws In Russian: . 
 Account Migration is not a simple matter In Russian: . 
 Features accounting international migrants in Russia In Russian: . 
 … National Council In Russian: . 
 State Duma has expanded police powers on the basis of migrant offenders In Russian: . 
 Center for temporary detention of foreign nationals in St. Petersburg filled with illegals In Russian: . 
 400 illegal immigrants found in former clinic in Moscow In Russian: . 
 Moscow extremists convicted for the murder of migrant workers In Russian: .  | 
Multilateral
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 CSTO to have a single database of invalid passports and visa documents In Russian: or here. 
 Meeting of the Board of Heads of Migration Bodies of the CIS countries will take place in Troitsk In Russian: . 
 Russia and Kazakhstan canceled registration of migrants In Russian: . 
 Tajikistan and Russia discussed issues of labor migration regulation In Russian: . 
 From September 1, children of migrant workers in Russia, including children from Kyrgyzstan, will have to pay for education in schools In Russian: . 
 Clashes between Armenian and Uzbek diasporas prevented in the Ural In Russian: .  | 
International News
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 UK to toughen rules for entry of family members of immigrants and simplify the procedure of deportation In Russian: . 
 Border control may be resumed within the Schengen area In Russian: . 
 In most countries, information on country of birth and / or nationality residing in the territory of migrants is provided, information on flows of arrival and departure is available to a lesser extent In Russian: . 
 215 million children in the world are forced to work for survival In Russian: .  | 
Analytics
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 The Eurasian Union and the future of migration policy in Russia: Anti-discrimination legislation as a condition for successful integration of Eurasian population In Russian: . 
 Dyachenko Lydia: I'm happy about the attitude of Kyrgyz people towards the Russian language In Russian: . 
 A. Rozikzoda: "You can only defend the rights of legal migrants!" In Russian: . 
 Tai Adelayya: Migration gives Russia a headache In Russian: . 
 Thousands of migrant children in Russia left without education In Russian: . 
 Child labor. We talked and then forgot In Russian: . 
 Migrants from the former Soviet countries in Italy (results of an empirical sociolinguistic research) In Russian: . 
 On migration issues in Russia … In Russian: . 
 About the attitude towards migrants in Russia ... In Russian: . 
 Non-refoulement of illegals; if they face torture at home: temporary shelter should be given ... In Russian: . 
 Children of migrants in the suburbs: Gastarbeiter from the cradle … In Russian: . 
 On labor productivity and unemployment: In the fight for lower performance … In Russian: . 
 Immigration Statistics vs. emigration statistics In Russian: . 
 Emigration results of the 2000s In Russian: . 
 Who is leaving Russia? In Russian: . 
 Migrant workers have become "whipping boys" and "scapegoats" In Russian: . 
 Do not lead migrants by their noses. Or as today's youth says: “stop giving them baloney” In Russian: . 
 Vyacheslav Postavnin: Migration policies must be reformed urgently In Russian: .  | 
Publications
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 “Compatriots” â„– 6, June 2012 In Russian: . 
 SCENARIOS OF MIGRATION POLICY IN RUSSIA In Russian: .  | 
Announcements
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 101st Session of the International Labour Conference, 30 May - 14 June 2012 In English: . 
 First Anniversary of Convention 189 (Decent Work for Domestic Workers) In English: . 
 International consultant (joint migration and development initiative) In English: . 
 Follow-up to the discussions in the Committee on the Application of Standards of the 101st Session of the International Labor Conference In English: . 
 Invitation to Participate in the International Conference "Migration and Integration in Europe and Russia: New Challenges and Opportunities" In Russian: . 
 Institute of Social and Political Studies to conduct IV International Symposium "Migration bridge between Russia and Central Asia: current issues of socio-economic development and security" In Russian: .  |