NEWS DIGEST ON MIGRATION IN CENTRAL ASIA No 47
Date: July 12 – 26, 2013
Kazakhstan
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 Fiscals to teach Almaty Market traders on fulfilling tax obligations In Russian: . 
 Number of young people in North Kazakh Oblast reduced to 3.2% 
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 Positive balance of migration In Russian: . 
 Key indicators of the labor market as of July 1, 2013 In Russian: . 
 286 unemployed completed training by the "Employment-2020" program from the beginning of the year - Pavlodar In Russian: . 
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Kyrgyzstan
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 Kyrgyzstan ratifies an agreement with Russia on readmission In Russian: . 
 Roadmap for the accession of Kyrgyzstan to CU to prepare by the end of 2013 In Russian: . 
 Issues of Kyrgyz labor migrants discussed at the Institute of CIS countries In Russian: . 
 Farid Niyazov: One in five of able-bodied Kyrgyz citizens - migrant In Russian: . 
 Immigration issue in Kyrgyzstan is not only the present but also problematic - Aigul Ryskulova In Russian: . 
 "Advocacy Center" together with "Legal perspectives" to implement initiative on internal migrants In Russian: . 
 Moscow Diaspora activists ask parliament to reconsider the migrants’ pension insurance program In Russian: . 
 One more Honorary Consul of Kyrgyzstan in Russia In Russian: . 
 Kyrgyz migrants are invited to Russian language courses in Vladivostok In Russian: . 
 About a thousand Kyrgyz citizens may lose their jobs due to the closing of TSC In Russian: . 
 Sarpashev does not share the worries about unemployment in the Jalal-Abad region In Russian: . 
 Kyrgyz citizens are among the inhabitants of illegal migrants’ town in Moscow In Russian: . 
 During the years of independence of Kyrgyzstan, more than 1 million Kyrgyz citizens left the country; almost 50% got citizenship of Russia - Niyazov In Russian: . 
 From 500 to 700 thousand people in Kyrgyzstan are involved in permanent and cyclical labor migration In Russian: . 
 Internal migrants of Osh receive information on the use of credit products on credit issues In Russian: . 
 As part of the National Strategy for Sustainable Development a working group is created to develop proposals for the formation of the modern state migration policy In Russian: . 
 Round table in Moscow on the problems of labor migrants from Kyrgyzstan In Russian: . 
 Human rights defenders from Kyrgyzstan to study the situation with compatriots in Russia In Russian: . 
 Remittances continue to break records In Russian: . 
 First draft of youth employment in Turkey is developed in Kyrgyzstan In Russian: . 
 "Grace" Foundation staff help mitigate the migration process In Russian: . 
 Migrants from Kyrgyzstan to get acquainted with the culture of everyday life of Russians In Russian: . 
 Sverdlovsk region gets ready for the admission of new migrants from Kyrgyzstan In Russian: . 
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Tajikistan
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 Remittances discussed in Dushanbe In Russian: . 
 Meeting of the board of the Migration Service In Russian: . 
 CSI: forecast on remittances to the end of the year remains optimistic In Russian: . 
 IOM established cooperation with the Tajik diaspora to provide legal assistance to migrants In Russian: . 
 Russia remains the main country of residence of Tajik labor migrants In Russian: . 
 Club of students from Tajikistan to be set up in Novosibirsk In Russian: . 
 Hygiene kits to be distributed to Tajik migrants in Russia In Russian: . 
 In the first half of 2013 more than half a million people left Tajikistan In Russian: . 
 More than 1 million new jobs created in Khujand In Russian: . 
 Tajikistan stops publicizing data on migrants remittances In Russian: . 
 Tajik migrants are increasingly interested in innovations in the Russian migration legislation In Russian: . 
 "Sappho-TV" - the channel for Tajik migrants in Russia In Russian: . 
 With the assistance of the Tajik MS labor migrants were paid In Russian: . 
 Penza Region is ready to compatriots who want to leave Tajikistan In Russian: . 
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Uzbekistan
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 Employment issues of the population of Uzbekistan in the center of the attention of deputies In Russian: . 
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Russia
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 Melnikov calls for higher premiums to the Pension Fund for migrants In Russian: . 
 Drivers -migrants in Russia would be obliged to receive a Russian driver's license In Russian: . 
 During the first half of 2013 - 10 million migrants entered Russia In Russian: . 
 More than 1,600 workers in Moscow were detained In Russian: . 
 About 20 thousand migrant workers passed tests for knowledge of Russian language In Russian: . 
 Petersburg "Red Cross" joins the education of migrants’ children on Russian language and culture In Russian: . 
 New issue of booklet for migrants in St. Petersburg In Russian: . 
 A ban in Russia on the admission of foreign minors to work In Russian: . 
 Russia is planning to issue a temporary residence permit for all foreign nationals from countries with a visa-free regime In Russian: . 
 FMS of Russia is planning in 2014 to reform the institution of a temporary stay of foreign citizens In Russian: . 
 Journalists Union of Russia offers to create a federal newspaper "Labor migrants' In Russian: . 
 Influx of labor contributes to the socio-economic development of regions of the Russian Federation In Russian: . 
 Russia intensifies efforts to identify illegal immigrants on its territory In Russian: . 
 Russians consider the country's population with migrants as the main threat In Russian: . 
 Russia is closed for 111,000 foreigners for immigration violation In Russian: . 
 Department of Federal Migration Service in Moscow opens a public reception for Migrants In Russian: . 
 RRS opens public reception room for migrants at FMS’s office in Moscow In Russian: . 
 Airport Pulkovo in St. Petersburg is planning to open a migration control unit in August In Russian: . 
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Multilateral
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 Kazakhstan and Russia in a middle position on the unemployment rate in the CIS - Media In Russian: . 
 Central Asia is on the move In Russian: . 
 Russia to introduce visa requirements for labor migrants from CIS In Russian: . 
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International News
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 IOM Migrant Assistance Division: Annual Report In English: . 
 ILO calls for additional job creation policies in G20 countries In English: . 
 Authorities in London trying to persuade illegal immigrants to return home In Russian: . 
 China tightens fight against illegal migration In Russian: . 
 Australia to deport illegal migrants to the Papuans In Russian: . 
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Analytics
|   FMS about guest workers: "the problem is that the workers do not leave"
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 Elizabeth Maetnaya explores in place the phenomenon "of the countries of left women" Tajiks are changing their wives to Russian In Russian: . 
 Guest worker, remember: retirement is around the corner! In Russian: . 
 Boris Silaev: "I am not satisfied with the situation in Russia in respect to migrants' In Russian: . 
 Foreign drivers in Russia: the new law, or certification In Russian: . 
 Human rights organizations came to the defense of migrants' children In Russian: . 
 I.Naumov: Russia badly digests migrants. The legalization of foreigners dependent on their good will and capabilities of FMS In Russian: . 
 Migrant workers from the CIS should get work visas In Russian: . 
 In Russia increased sentiment against migrants? In Russian: . 
 Assistance on call In Russian: . 
 Guest worker Fyodor and the outcome of modernization. What migrants from Central Asia are doing in Moscow and who are they when return home In Russian: . 
 G. Mihaylov: Kyrgyzstan becomes Chinese. Beijing supplies to the country, not only investment, but also migrants In Russian: . 
 Uzbekistan: Do you want to get married - go to the doctor? In Russian: . 
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Publications
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 New Issue of “Your Right. Migration” â„– 14, July 2013 In Russian: . 
 Guide to Selected EU Legal and Policy Instruments on Migration 2008 In English: . 
 International Migration, Health and Human Rights In English: . 
 Short-term labor market outlook and key challenges in G20 countries In English: . 
 Addressing employment, labor market and social protection challenges in G20 countries: Key measures since 2010 In English: . 
 Newsleter #2 -June 2013 ILO Decent Work Technical Support Team and Country Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia In English: . 
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Announcements
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 Google+ Hangout. International Youth Day 2013. "Youth Migration: Moving Development Forward" In English: . 
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