NEWS DIGEST ON MIGRATION IN CENTRAL ASIA NO 20
Date: June 29 – July 5, 2012
Kazakhstan
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 Kazakhstan’s president criticizes Ministry of Labor and governors’ work in implementation of Employment - 2020 Program In Russian: . 
 Society of universal labor should be created in Kazakhstan - N. Nazarbayev In Russian: . 
 Foreigners residing in Kazakhstan fear that their children do not receive IIN In Russian: . 
 “Nur Otan” holds public hearings on Employment – 2020 Program implementation in Kachirsky of Pavlodar oblast In Russian: . 
 Over five thousand jobs to be created in Almaty – City Mayor A. Esimov In Russian: . 
 Student construction and youth team rally starts work semester in Pavlodar In Russian: . 
 In June subsistence minimum rose to 17,188 tenge in Kazakhstan In Russian: .  | 
Kyrgyzstan
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 Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry considers it appropriate to determine immigration quota at 1337 persons for 2012 In Russian: . 
 Moscow cuts off free treatment quota for Kyrgyz citizens In Russian: . 
 O. Babanov discussed issues on pension contributions with representatives of the Kyrgyz Diaspora in Astana In Russian: or here. 
 Omurbek Babanov: “Kyrgyzstan is interested in implementing a program similar to the “Employment Map” in East Kazakhstan oblast” In Russian: . 
 KR Social Fund registers 63,000 migrants working abroad In Russian: . 
 Omurbek Tekebayev: “Dual citizenship agreement with Russia would be a powerful impetus to integration” In Russian: . 
 Representatives of the Kyrgyz Diaspora in Astana complain to Prime Minister O.Babanov about the absence of direct air/rail routes to Kyrgyzstan In Russian: . 
 Kyrgyz Club proposes to establish a Day of Kyrgyzstan abroad In Russian: . 
 There are many successful Kyrgyzstanis in the U.S.– President of the International Association of Kyrgyzstanis “Kyrgyz Club” In Russian: or here. 
 Lydia Imanalieva: “Many of our compatriots occupy senior positions in international organizations” In Russian: . 
 Kyrgyzstan Culture Days to be held in Moscow In Russian: . 
 Eighteen Kyrgyz people smuggled to Chechnya are returned to their homeland In Russian: . 
 Ministry of Foreign Affairs helps a Kyrgyz citizen return to his homeland In Russian: .  | 
Tajikistan
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 Workshop at the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection with the Chief of Migration Service of the Republic of Tajikistan In Russian: . 
 Tajikistan’s Migration Service holds job fair In Russian: . 
 Visa regime may oblige the receiving country to provide a migrant with good working conditions, quality of life and timely payment of wages In Russian: . 
 Ruling party in Tajikistan NDPT continues campaign in Russia In Russian: . 
 Moscow doctors, descendants from Tajikistan, decide to unite to help migrants In Russian: . 
 Two “youth” projects launched in the north of Tajikistan In Russian: . 
 Day of National Unity and Harmony marked in the south of Russia In Russian: . 
 Migrants returned their salaries In Russian: .  | 
Uzbekistan
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 Meeting with staff of the Uzbek Embassy in Russia In Russian: . 
 Increase in HIV/AIDS expected among migrant workers - Uzbek experts In Russian: or here. 
 Employers’ rights are under law protection In Russian: . 
 Number of young professionals increases In Russian: . 
 Certificates issued for young entrepreneurs In Russian: . 
 Doing business with a diploma In Russian: .  | 
Russia
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 Russia’s Labor Ministry suggests including labor migrants in retirement system In Russian: . 
 FMS plans to increase charge for violation of registration rules In Russian: . 
 FMS suggests increasing ban on entry to up to 10 years for foreigners in the RF who violated immigration laws In Russian: . 
 Administrative responsibility of employers and foreign employees for violation of immigration laws in the RF territory In Russian: . 
 Migrants and those unhappy with migrants complain to the Ombudsman In Russian: . 
 Concessions to Gastarbeiter In Russian: . 
 Migrants working in housing utility services and trade to take Russian language test In Russian: . 
 Russia has the highest number of illegal migrants In Russian: . 
 Post offices receive immigration documents In Russian: . 
 Transbaikal waits for miners, doctors and teachers In Russian: . 
 Salary of migrants in St. Petersburg to range from 15 to 25 thousand rubles next year In Russian: .  | 
Multilateral
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 Main human rights activists of Kyrgyzstan and Russia agree on cooperation In Russian: . 
 Remittances to Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have slowed In English: . 
 The influx of people from Central Asia to Tatarstan increases In Russian: .  | 
International News
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 OECD counts migrants In Russian: .  | 
Analytics
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 Only 13% have the right to work out of more than 9.5 million foreigners living in Russia In Russian: . 
 T. Kuan: Democracy in square. Kazakhstan launches “Affordable Housing – 2020” Program In Russian: . 
 America is not a mother In Russian: . 
 Taxi driving is dangerous for migrants In Russian: . 
 Millions of migrant workers do not pay taxes. And then get upset ... In Russian: . 
 How to protect honor, pride, patriotism and love? In Russian: . 
 New book by Larisa Parshina to help migrants learn Russian language In Russian: . 
 Let us build camps for migrants In Russian: .  | 
Publications
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 New issue of “Your right. Migration” â„– 13, July 2012 published In Russian: . 
 Global Migration Issues, Vol. 1 - Global Perspectives on Migration and Development (GFMD Puerto Vallarta and Beyond) In English: . 
 IOM's International Migration Law Unit In English: . 
 News on labor migration, May 2012 In Russian: .  | 
Announcements
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 Invitation to the 1st Forum of Compatriots “Mekendeshter” In Russian: . 
 II International Forum of Rural Youth “Development of agribusiness and rural areas in compliance with WTO requirements” announces call for applications In Russian: . 
 Call for applications: Employment injury schemes and the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases, ITC-ILO, Italy In English: .  |