News Digest on Migration in Central Asia No 52
Date: September 20 – October 03, 2013
Kazakhstan
|   Kazakhstan to legalize work of labor migrants
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 Representatives of the CSTO countries discussed the fight against illegal migration in Astana In Russian: . 
 Russian and Kazakh diplomats discussed issues of bilateral migration In Russian: . 
 More than 8 million foreigners entered over the last 5 years into Kazakhstan for temporary stay- Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan In Russian: . 
 Police clean Astana on illegals: 60 foreigners deported In Russian: . 
 Young people from the south of Kazakhstan are going to work in Russia In Russian: . 
 Youth unemployment rate is 5.9% in Kazakhstan: Ministry of Labor In English: . 
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Kyrgyzstan
|   Causes of labor migration discussed on scientific conference in Bishkek
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 UN Volunteers to tell about contracts and workers remittances In Russian: . 
 Pluses and minuses of Kyrgyzstan's accession to the Customs Union and their impact on migration discussed in Bishkek In Russian: . 
 Kyrgyz diaspora supported the fight against illegal migration in Russia In Russian: . 
 Experts: Entering the CU could increase the flow of migrant workers In Russian: . 
 Best Practices for the reform of initial vocational education - an important tool in protecting the rights of migrant workers In Russian: . 
 Kyrgyzstan plans to open 7 migration offices in Russia In Russian: . 
 More than 570,000 Kyrgyz migrant workers reside in Russia legally In Russian: . 
 Kyrgyz people in Orenburg would attend Resettlement Centre In Russian: . 
 TV studio in Moscow tells about the life of Kyrgyz migrants In Russian: . 
 Ministry of Labor proposes to tighten the requirements of entry and obtain a residence permit for foreigners on the territory of Kyrgyzstan In Russian: . 
 Researchers found out the reasons for the lack of documents of migrants In Russian: . 
 Korean Language Center opened in Bishkek for migrant workers In Russian: . 
 Inflow of remittances in Kyrgyzstan in the I half-year increased by 10% YoY to $ 850 million In Russian: . 
 Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan in 2013, top the list of countries in terms of remittances as a percentage of GDP - World Bank In Russian: or here. 
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Tajikistan
|   MS specialists would improve the knowledge on migrants’ health 
 In Russian: . 
 Expert: collecting signatures to bypass the migrant does not meet the international obligations of the RT In Russian: . 
 Migrant from Tajikistan got awarded by a Russian bank for a record remittances In Russian: . 
 First group of migrants from Tajikistan to Russia receive certificates under new program In Russian: . 
 About 400 Tajiks received Russian citizenship in Krasnoyarsk in Jan-Aug this year In Russian: . 
 FMS: 1.30 million Tajik nationals stayed in Russia as of August 31, 2013 In Russian: . 
 Tajikistan ratifies the agreement on the term of staying in RF without registration In Russian: . 
 Tajik migration service agency rejects Russia’s FMS reports on the number of Tajik migrant workers In Russian: . 
 Tajik economy remains dependent on remittances - ADB In Russian: . 
 EBRD: Tajikistan's foreign trade deficit is almost completely covered by remittances In Russian: . 
 First press conference of OSCE observers In Russian: . 
 Money transfer system "MOPS" is expanding its presence in Tajikistan In Russian: . 
 WB: volume of remittances to Tajikistan in 2013 will exceed $ 4 billion In Russian: . 
 CEC: We cannot reduce the 5% threshold for migrants In Russian: . 
 Staff representative of MS RT in Russia visited the Centre for Social Adaptation of migrant workers in Orenburg In Russian: . 
 Embassy of the Republic of Tajikistan in Moscow asked the Federal Migration Service of the Russian Federation to the issue of deportation of Tajik students In Russian: . 
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Uzbekistan
|   To ensure employment
 In Russian: . 
 Jobs fair held in Namangan In Russian: . 
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Russia
|   FMS reported data on the number of migrants
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 Head of the Federal Migration Service: to punish migrants under the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation for fake documents In Russian: . 
 Situation of migrants in St. Petersburg to study for 4 million rubles In Russian: . 
 To issue a brochure for migrant workers in the Kyrgyz language in Moscow In Russian: . 
 Russia is in the top ten of the main directions of migration in 2013 In Russian: . 
 Russia would attract in 2014, less than 100,000 migrants In Russian: . 
 Head of the Federal Migration Service to speak at the UN Forum on Migration In Russian: . 
 Putin: Russia to tighten law in the area of migration In Russian: . 
 Russian Statistic: Predict the growth of migration is difficult In Russian: . 
 State Duma proposes to introduce labor visa for migrants In Russian: . 
 State Duma initiates a draft law on fines for workers for the use of false documents In Russian: . 
 Speaker of the Parliament of St. Petersburg: " Need to introduce a visa regime for migrants " In Russian: . 
 Astakhov called on to deal with the problems of migrant children in the Russian Federation In Russian: . 
 Another group of migrants began to study Russian language In Russian: . 
 Russian citizenship costs a hundred thousand rubles In Russian: . 
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Multilateral
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 Over five million migrants from Central Asia in Russia - the Federal Migration Service In Russian: . 
 ILO to launch the project on partnerships for youth employment in the CIS countries In Russian: . 
 Voronej employers give preference to immigrants from Central Asia In Russian: . 
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International News
|   Central Asia & Caucasus: Awaiting Word on Future of Green Card Lottery
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 U.S. and Russia - leaders in the number of migrants In Russian: . 
 Representatives of the 150 UN member states discuss the impact of migration on development In Russian: . 
 Migrants from developing countries to send home $414 billion in earnings in 2013 In English: . 
 ILO to present the latest global estimates on child labor In English: . 
 New thinking on labor migration needed In English: . 
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Analytics
|   Migration. Tightened control
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 Hazardous settlers in the photo Edward Poletaev In Russian: . 
 Whether the migration amnesty decides issue of migration in Russia? In Russian: . 
 Children of illegal immigrants might not be allowed in school In Russian: . 
 Demographic Forecast: Moscow cannot do without migrants In Russian: . 
 Migrant detective (article) In Russian: . 
 Alena Doletskaya: Migrants in survival mode In Russian: . 
 Sochi. Concentration camp in the center of "Olympic city" In Russian: . 
 Kazakhstan: officially on migrants In Russian: . 
 Tajik migrants in the presidential election: without collecting signatures, but with the right to vote In Russian: . 
 Russia. Migration as the number one topic In Russian: . 
 Federal Migration Service of Russia published statistics that for Kazakhstan is clearly drawn to the sensation In Russian: . 
 A little bit about migration or small projects (bloggers competition) In Russian: . 
 Migration threshold In Russian: . 
 Almaz Bukalaev: We urge Kyrgyz people to follow rules of Russia. Otherwise, a person can become "no entrance". In Russian: . 
 Russia. How many migrants we need to be happy: do not let or amnesty? In Russian: . 
 Anti-migrant campaign in Sochi in full swing In Russian: . 
 How much does certificate of proficiency in Russian language cost? In Russian: . 
 "MK": Children of migrant workers in Russia to be taught with special programs In Russian: . 
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Publications
|   New issue of "Voice of Tajik", "Ovozi Tochikistoniho" 69
 In Russian: . 
 Migration Policy Practice "Special Issue on HLD" (Volume III, Number 4, August-September 2013) In English: . 
 International Migration and Development: Contributions and Recommendations of the International System In English: . 
 New Issue of “Your Right. Migration” # 19, October 2013 In Russian: . 
 Labor Migration and Development: Setting a course for the future In English: . 
 Towards the 2013 High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development (Final report of the High-level Dialogue Series) In English: . 
 Migration Health – Annual Review 2012 In English: . 
 Infographics: Youth unemployment In Russian: . 
 Infographics: Remittances in 2013 In Russian: . 
 Report on monitoring of consular services provided by diplomatic missions and consular agencies of the Kyrgyzstan in Russia and Kazakhstan. A situational analysis of the rights of labor migrants working in Russia and Kazakhstan In Russian: . 
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Announcements
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 Vacancy: Migration, Employment, Economic and Socio-Economic Issues Expert In English: . 
 High-level meetings of the 68th Session of the General Assembly High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development: "Making Migration Work" In English: . 
 Tripartite Action for the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant In English: . 
 Join the e-Discussion on Youth Migration, Equity & Inequalities in the Post-2015 Development Agenda In English: . 
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