News Digest on Migration in Central Asia No 60
Date: January 10 – 23, 2014
Kazakhstan
|   Tax for labour migrants makes $ 25 - Astana akimat 
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 Deputy proposes to limit registration in major cities for the regulation of internal migration in Kazakhstan In Russian: . 
 Large-scale migration to Kazakhstan of China and Pakistan citizens stopped with Prosecutor’s Office In Russian: . 
 Foreigners coming to work in Temirtau to be fingerprinted In Russian: . 
 Average wages in Kazakhstan rise by 7.6 per cent in 2013 In English: . 
 It is easier now for foreigners to get a job in Kazakhstan In Russian: . 
 Oralmans are in difficulty on determination of their official status In Russian: . 
 23 Syrian violated immigration laws of Kazakhstan in 2013 In Russian: . 
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Kyrgyzstan
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 Kyrgyzstan to offer Russia a draft agreement under which migrants can be issued legalizing documents at home before leaving In Russian: . 
 From January 1, 2014 an order of entry and exit in Russia drastically changed - Embassy of the Russian Federation in Kyrgyzstan In Russian: . 
 Representatives of Social Fund KR go for consultations to Moscow on the issue of mitigation of social security for labor migrants In Russian: . 
 Diplomats accused of not serious attitude to the problems of migrants In Russian:. 
 MP asks about impact of new Russian laws on migrants In Russian: . 
 Crime rise commited by illegal immigrants observed in Bishkek In Russian: . 
 Kyrgyzstan ready to accept nearly 13,000 migrant workers in 2014 In Russian: . 
 Embassy of KR helps 200 migrants to get 2.4 million roubles wages back from two Moscow companies In Russian: . 
 210 thousand unemployed in Kyrgyzstan, 58 thousand officially registered – Ministry of Labor (Statistics) In Russian: . 
 Over 10.6 thousand people from Bazar-Kurgan district work abroad In Russian: . 
 Prime Minister established a working group to address legal issues of Kyrgyz migrants in Russia In Russian: . 
 Experts from many countries to discuss labor migration issues of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan in Bishkek In Russian: . 
 KR Social Fund and RF Labor Ministry to discuss social security issue of migrant workers from Kyrgyzstan In Russian: . 
 Ombudsman tries to reduce number of Kyrgyz citizens in Russian immigration "blacklist" In Russian: . 
 Russia to continue to liaise with Kyrgyzstan on migration issues In Russian: . 
 Most Kyrgyz are willing to go to work in UAE and South Korea In Russian: . 
 Ombudsman and MFA are asked to help return migrants from Russia In Russian: . 
 Kyrgyz MFA Delegation held meetings with Kyrgyz migrants in Russia In Russian: . 
 Three public advisers to KR Ombudsman selected from Kyrgyz diaspora representatives in Russia In Russian: . 
 Center of legal security and assistance for Kyrgyz migrants to open in Yekaterinburg In Russian: . 
 Internal migrants community implement one of its projects In Russian: . 
 Net inflow of remittances to Kyrgyzstan for 11 months in 2013 amounted to $ 1,733 billion In Russian: . 
 More than 7.6 thousand people applied to Community Liaison Office of the Ministry of Labor, Migration and Youth in 2013 In Russian: . 
 Over two thousand people requested employment in UAE last year, 54 of them migarted – KR Ministry of Labor In Russian: . 
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Tajikistan
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 Agreement between Russian and Tajikistan governments on migrants to be changed In Russian: . 
 With the entry of innovation in Russian migration legislation into force MS office meets with labor migrants In Russian: . 
 Tajik migrant workers are increasingly interested in health insurance In Russian: . 
 Leader of the "Tajik Labor Migrants": Common regional interests save peoples of CA In Russian: . 
 "Tochiksugurta" and "National Insurance Company" jointly provide services for Tajik migrants In Russian: . 
 Agreement on stay of Tajik citizens in Russia came into force In Russian: . 
 Tajik researchers produce a book on migration In Russian: . 
 Russian company intends to create a recruiting agencies in Tajikistan In Russian: . 
 Tajiks can get a three-year work permit In Russian: . 
 Siberian enterprises are ready to take Tajik citizens for work In Russian: . 
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Uzbekistan
|   Uzbekistan citizens "lead" foreigners black list in Russia 
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 About 2.6 million Uzbekistan citizens reside in Russia In Russian: . 
 Migrant workers from Uzbekistan stuck on the highway Almaty - Yekaterinburg In Russian: . 
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Russia
|   FMS: Civilized migration to be reached in Russia in two years 
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 MPs intend to restrict money transfers through Internet as the fight against terrorism In Russian: . 
 Human rights activists offer to abandon deportations of migrants In Russian: . 
 FMS: Foreigners working in Russia should receive Taxpayer Identification Number In Russian: . 
 Illegal migrants to be deported from Russia on employers money In Russian: . 
 No work permit for migrants hiding the purpose of entry into RF In Russian: . 
 Foreign students can obtain a work permit and work in RF from January 1, 2014 In Russian: . 
 Testing labor migrants in Russian language knowledge In Russian: . 
 Press conference held at ITAR-TASS on "Changes in immigration legislation" (video) In Russian: . 
 FMS to create a service that can help determine duration of stay in RF In Russian: . 
 Law on Social Insurance of migrants may enter into force next year In Russian: . 
 Number of universities testing migrants to expand in Russia In Russian: . 
 About 17.5 million foreigners entered Russia in 2013 In Russian: . 
 Russia’s Perm Territory becomes ILO’s partner In English: . 
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Multilateral
|   Migrant workers suggest to unite Central Asia 
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International News
|   European Commission to define barrier of "migration out of poverty" 
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 Long-term unemployment, the new challenge for many countries In English: . 
 HRW urged the U.S. government to accept immigration reform In Russian: . 
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Analytics
|   Not only about Migrants 
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 Problems of migrants: an inside look In Russian: . 
 Migrants in Russia at the mercy of workforce traders' In Russian: . 
 Migration in Kazakhstan requires a balanced approach In Russian: . 
 Migrants would be evicted at the second attempt In Russian: . 
 Will Russia introduce visa for migrants? In Russian: . 
 Word about migrants In Russian: . 
 Central Asian countries are offered to unite into a single political entity In Russian: . 
 Radik Murzagaleev: Success of Eurasian integration depends on solving labor migrants problems In Russian: . 
 Migrants follow investments In Russian: . 
 Export of the highest standard In Russian: . 
 What can you learn at the Center for Employment of Citizens Abroad? In Russian: . 
 Future of Kazakhstan on the background of the Tajik-Kyrgyz conflict In Russian: . 
 "One Kazakh school - in the whole territory of Russia" In Russian: . 
 Migrants prefer USA In Russian: . 
 Law on "five guest workers for one host" In Russian: . 
 Migrants’ children In Russian: . 
 Radio "Svoboda": Different destinies of Kyrgyz migrants In Russian: . 
 Biryulevo lessons digested slowly. Millions of migrants enter Russia, and only dozens learn Russian language In Russian: . 
 Migrants - in Russia with dislike In Russian: . 
 Number of international migrants decreased in all the former Soviet Republics, but in varying degrees In Russian: . 
 Zbyszek, Hose and Ravshan In Russian: . 
 Why Russia cannot avoid the influx of migrants In Russian:. 
 Information vacation, or why migrant need Internet - St. Petersburg CISR In Russian: . 
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Publications
|   News on Labor Migration â„–10 (58), November - December 2013
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 Practical guide to legal relations involving foreign citizens in the field of labor migration In Russian: . 
 Central Asia Regional Migration Programme. Programme News, January – March 2013 In English: . 
 New Issue of “Your Right. Migration” â„– 2, January 2014 In Russian: . 
 Tajik Migrants with Re-entry Bans to the Russian Federation In English: . 
 Global Employment Trends 2014: The risk of a jobless recovery In English: . 
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Announcements
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 KR Ministry of Labor, Migration and Youth reminds of helpline and hotline In Russian: . 
 Call for conducting number of studies in migration In Russian: . 
 Call for Papers. 10th Turkish Migration Studies (TurkMiS) Workshop In English: . 
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