NEWS DIGEST ON MIGRATION IN CENTRAL ASIA NO 22
Date: July 13 - July 19, 2012
Kazakhstan
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 Labor and Social Protection Ministry: Regional Employment Map to be developed in Kazakhstan In Russian: . 
 Kazakhstani youth to promote the President’s idea on formation of Universal Labor Society in the RK In Russian: . 
 More than 50 thousand Kazak citizens participate in “Employment - 2020” Program in first period of 2012 In Russian: or here. 
 Internal migration in Kazakhstan decreases by 3.1% In Russian: or here.  | 
Kyrgyzstan
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 Kyrgyzstan’s Foreign Ministry reminds about registration procedure for citizens staying in Kazakhstan In Russian: . 
 Issues of legitimate rights’ and interests’ protection of migrant workers from Kyrgyzstan in Russia to be discussed in Bishkek In Russian: or here. 
 "Zamandash" Association: The World Congress of Kyrgyzstanis and Compatriots to become a global platform for partnership In Russian: . 
 Expert: Remittances from migrant workers are not invested in their children's education In Russian: . 
 About 3 thousand unemployed attend "Job Fair", 48% of them get job placement in Bishkek In Russian: or here. 
 Vice-President of CCI, A. Davletaliev: Despite the large number of unemployed, companies need qualified specialists In Russian: or here. 
 Mars Sariev: I have high hopes for the World Congress of Compatriots and Kyrgyz people In Russian: . 
 More than 6000 people in search of work in Osh In Russian: . 
 Compatriots from abroad to host classical music concert in Bishkek in the framework of the "Mekendeshter" forum In Russian: . 
 Crew of “Salam New York” movie arrives in New York In Russian: .  | 
Tajikistan
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 Tajikistan’s Migration Service holds a Board meeting on results of the 1st half of 2012 In Russian: . 
 World Bank to help Tajikistan in organization of pre-migratory centers In Russian: . 
 Tajik migrants can now make free calls to the Migration Service of the RT In Russian: . 
 MS of the RT in the RF: Protocol of the roundtable in Volgograd In Russian: . 
 Meeting of the Head of Tajikistan’s Migration Service with the CEO of Labor Exchange «COMRUD» in the Russian Federation In Russian: . 
 An open letter to the President of Tajikistan from the Tajik Migration Service officer In Russian: or here. 
 More than 32 thousand Tajiks improve qualification in training centers for adults In Russian: . 
 U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe stops issuing visas for children, citizens of Tajikistan, listed in their parents' passports In Russian: or here. 
 Only a few Tajik migrant workers confirm their qualification in St. Petersburg In Russian: . 
 Report on celebration of Tajik festival "Sairi lola" in Novosibirsk In Russian: На русском: . 
 Public Association "Didor" in Sverdlovsk marks its anniversary In Russian: . 
 Another appeal of labor migrants regarding unpaid salaries In Russian: .  | 
Uzbekistan
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 Great opportunities and benefits for entrepreneurs In Russian: . 
 Youth gets employed In Russian: . 
 We are immensely pleased about attention on and encouragement for our work In Russian: . 
 Assessment of our work is appreciated In Russian: .  | 
Russia
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 RF Government Decree No 711 “On issues of Federal Migration Service”, dated July 13, 2012 In Russian: . 
 LDPR activists demand to stop illegal migration In Russian: . 
 New Russian Migration Policy Concept to be tougher In Russian: . 
 Department of the FMS look for house owners where migrants live en masse In Russian: . 
 The Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs opens Migration Control Unit In Russian: . 
 Accommodation in tenement houses for Gastarbeiter become cheaper by one-half In Russian: . 
 A ward for migrants’ children may be arranged in Dolgoprudny hospital In Russian: . 
 Migrant workers in line for deportation In Russian: . 
 St. Petersburg’s employers to be obliged to pay salary of not less than 15,000 to migrant workers In Russian: . 
 St. Petersburg and Leningrad oblast lack “Gastarbeiter" quota In Russian: . 
 More than 3 million foreigners arrived in St. Petersburg and Leningrad oblast since the beginning of this year In Russian: . 
 Penalties for violation of migration laws in Tomsk oblast exceed 8 million rubles In Russian: . 
 Tajiks illegally lived in Terbunsky raion /region In Russian: . 
 More "aliens" in the country In Russian: .  | 
Multilateral
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 Gastarbeiter to be forced to learn Russian In Russian: . 
 Diasporas promise to control their compatriots In Russian: .  | 
International News
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 Avignon hosts an exhibition on the life of African migrants in France In Russian: . 
 V. Skosyrev: Beijing fears rising unemployment. Chinese Premier abolishes Asian index In Russian: . 
 CBC: Migrants' Lives in Canada (video) In English: .  | 
Analytics
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 The Concept won’t stop migration In Russian: . 
 Temir Dzhumakadyrov: World Congress to be considered not only in Kyrgyzstan, but also in foreign countries In Russian: . 
 Expert: Putin’s distribution of citizenship to attract Kyrgyz, Uzbek and Tajik seniors to Russia In Russian: or here. 
 Does Putin lack Russians? In Russian: . 
 G. Osmonkulova: "Four out of five women in labor are Kyrgyz girls" In Russian: . 
 Tatiana Protasenko: "Tension in St. Petersburg grows by 6 times due to migrant workers" In Russian: . 
 A. Balivarov: Patience and effort... The overwhelming majority of legal immigration to Kazakhstan are Oralman In Russian: . 
 Opponents of the "Patriots" solve the problem the "Kyrgyz" way In Russian: . 
 Family business is a source of well-being In Russian: .  | 
Publications
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 Book on features of migration policy issued in Tajikistan In Russian: . 
 IOM Tajikistan: Newsletter - June 2012 In English: . 
 New issue published of “Your right. Migration” № 14, July 2012 In Russian: . 
 IOM-MPI Issue in Brief No. 3 - Asian Labor Migrants and Humanitarian Crises: Lessons from Libya In English: .  | 
Announcements
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 “Resource Center for the Elderly” Public Union, Kyrgyzstan, announces vacancy for Migration Project Coordinator In Russian: here. 
 Coping Strategies: Public Avoidance, Migration, and Marriage in the Aftermath of the Osh Conflict, Fergana Valley In English: . 
 Tender: Developing Migration Profile of Kyrgyzstan In Russian: .  |