scholarly journals Highly Skilled Migrants from Central Asian States at the Russian Labor Market

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 186-204
Author(s):  
Vladimir Mukomel
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Highly Qualified ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Main Attention ◽  
Labor Migrants ◽  
Central Asian ◽  
Highly Skilled Migrants ◽  
Highly Skilled ◽  
Cis Countries ◽  
Second Wave

The article examines the features of employment in the Russian labor market of highly skilled labor migrants from Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. The main attention is paid to their economic activities, occupations, wages and labor intensity in comparison with similar characteristics of less skilled Central Asian labor migrants and highly skilled migrants from other post-Soviet states. It is concluded that highly skilled migrants from Central Asia, being more successful than their less skilled compatriots, lose in competition for the best jobs to highly skilled migrants from other countries. Special attention is paid to the behavior of highly skilled Central Asian migrants during the pandemic in 2020, when they demonstrated a high potential for adaptation to the extraordinary transformation of the labor market. Regarding the situation as temporary during the first wave of the pandemic (spring 2020), confident in their ability to find a job in Russia and not wanting to leave it, highly qualified Central Asian migrants did not err in their expectations, strengthening their position in the Russian labor market. During the second wave of the pandemic (autumn 2020), their optimism, based on assessing the possibilities of finding a decent job in Russia, satisfaction with conditions and wages, increased even more. The empirical base of the study was the results of sociological surveys of labor migrants from the CIS countries, Ukraine and Georgia in 2017, as well as during the first and second waves of the pandemic (2020).

scholarly journals Highly Skilled Migrants from Post-Soviet States: Labor Mobility

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 31-59
Author(s):  
Vladimir I. Mukomel
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Labor Mobility ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
Highly Qualified ◽  
Skilled Workers ◽  
Downward Mobility ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Highly Skilled Migrants ◽  
Personal Services ◽  
Highly Skilled

The Russian labor market is experiencing a shortage of highly skilled workers, and there is a consensus in Russian society that it is necessary to attract and utilize the labor of highly qualified foreign specialists. The key question of the article is: how much demand is there on the Russian labor market for the knowledge and experience of highly qualified migrants? What types of economic activities and occupations are typical for highly skilled migrants? What is their horizontal and vertical mobility on the Russian labor market? The article shows that highly skilled workers who come from post-Soviet states to Russia take jobs which are not in demand among Russian workers; the main types of their economic activities are trade, construction, utilities, social and personal services, and household assistance. Neither specific skills and knowledge nor qualifications of foreign workers are demanded on the Russian labor market: over 80% of highly skilled migrants work at jobs which do not require their education or qualification. Vertical labor mobility is predominantly downward, and upward mobility is quite rare (downward mobility is less typical for highly skilled migrants who have received education in Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus). The empirical basis of the study was the results of sociological surveys of 1,450 highly qualified migrants from the CIS and Georgia in 2017 and 1,050 in 2011.

scholarly journals PROSPECTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF FREELANCE IN MODERN RUSSIA

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (7) ◽  
pp. 18-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Matveeva ◽  
M. Cherkasova
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Main Attention ◽  
Social Affiliation ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Modern Russian

The changes taking place in the modern Russian labor market with regard to the organization of labor of employees, the content of freelancing have been considered. The socio-economic essence of freelancing has been revealed. A сharacteristic of self-employed, including the number, their social affiliation and economic activities has been given. The prerequisites, that caused the development of freelancing in Russia, have been determined. Based on the data of a number of studies, the positive aspects of freelance have been analyzed and problems in its development have been named. The main attention has been paid to the definition of the prospects of freelance development in modern Russia in the conditions of wide application of information and communication technologies.

scholarly journals Transformation of processes of external labor migration during the spread of the COVID-19 infection

POPULATION ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 161-171
Author(s):  
Evgeny Krasinets ◽  
Irina Gerasimova
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Labor Migration ◽  
Control Mechanisms ◽  
Highly Qualified ◽  
Labor Migrants ◽  
Coronavirus Infection ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

The article deals with the impact of external labor migration on the balance of the labor market in the Russian Federation. The main emphasis is placed on the need to monitor the migration situation and taking timely "migration" measures by the Government of the Russian Federation based on its results. The migration component is presented in strategic planning documents and correlated with the socio-economic development of the Russian Federation. At this moment, against the background of the current unfavorable epidemiological situation caused by the spread of a new coronavirus infection (COVID-19), the Government of the Russian Federation is taking a number of measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, including those in the field of migration. The article analyzes the current measures preventing departure of labor migrants staying in the Russian Federation and other categories of foreign citizens who have arrived for the purposes other than work in the "shadow sector" of the labor market. It shows the present state of external labor migration by analyzing statistical and informational data, as well as possible risks in the implementation of social and labor relations. Sectors of the economy have been identified that may experience a shortage of labor resources as a result of the implementation of measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection. Dependence of the sphere of external labor migration on macroeconomic, international and political factors is stated. Particular attention in the article is paid to the institute of highly qualified specialists (HQS). The need was expressed to improve the procedure for attracting foreign citizens to work on the territory of the Russian Federation as HQS, to set additional criteria for their selection, to introduce an advance payment of income tax on HQS and to increase employers' liability for violation of the established procedure in this area, including the need to diversify control mechanisms for employers who attract foreign citizens as highly qualified specialists.

LABOR MARKET: TODAY AND TOMORROW

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 56-59
Author(s):  
L. Anikeeva ◽  
Aleksandra Mitrofanova
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Labor Migration ◽  
Highly Qualified ◽  
Labor Migrants ◽  
Work Permit ◽  
Employment Conditions ◽  
Current State ◽  
The Future ◽  
Part Time ◽  
Main Components

The article discusses issues related to both the current state of the labor market in Russia and in the future. The characteristic of the main components of the labor market is given: the number of people employed in the economy, the number of actively seeking work, the number of unemployed. The ratio of the number of laidoffs and the number of employees hired is considered. Reasons for dismissal of employees are revealed. Particular attention is paid to the consideration of employment conditions: full and part-time. A specific place is devoted to labor migration issues. The number of labor migrants with a work permit and working under patent conditions is disclosed. The problems of illegal labor migration are considered. The problems of unemployment, including those related to raising the retirement age, are highlighted. A view of the changing situation on the labor market in connection with the digitalization of the economy is proposed. Emphasis is placed on the need to train relevant specialists who will be most in demand in the future labor market. In addition, measures are proposed for employers in attracting highly qualified specialists.

scholarly journals Highly-Skilled Migrants, Gender, and Well-Being in the Eindhoven Region. An Intersectional Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 72
Author(s):  
Camilla Spadavecchia ◽  
Jie Yu
Keyword(s):  
Social Relationships ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Highly Qualified ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Highly Skilled Migrants ◽  
Highly Skilled ◽  
Migration Strategies ◽  
Migratory Status

The shortage of skilled labor and the global competition for highly qualified employees has challenged Dutch companies to develop strategies to attract Highly Skilled Migrants (HSMs). This paper presents a study exploring how well-being is experienced by HSMs living in the Eindhoven region, a critical Dutch Tech Hub. Our population includes highly skilled women and men who moved to Eindhoven for work or to follow their partner trajectory. By analyzing data according to these four groups, we detect significant differences among HSMs. Given the exploratory nature of this work, we use a qualitative method based on semi-structured interviews. Our findings show that gender plays a crucial role in experienced well-being for almost every dimension analyzed. Using an intersectional approach, we challenge previous models of well-being, and we detect different factors that influence the respondents’ well-being when intersecting with gender. Those factors are migratory status, the reason to migrate, parenthood, and origin (EU/non-EU). When all the factors intersect, participants’ well-being decreases in several areas: career, financial satisfaction, subjective well-being, and social relationships. Significant gender differences are also found in migration strategies. Finally, we contribute to debates about skilled migration and well-being by including an intersectional perspective.

THE INFLUENCE OF EXTERNAL LABOR EMIGRATION ON THE FORMATION OF THE LABOR MARKET IN THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN

2021 ◽  
pp. 109-119
Author(s):  
Victoria Yu. Ledeneva ◽  
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Abubakr Kh. Rakhmonov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Labor Migrants ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Migrant Remittances ◽  
Cis Countries ◽  
Motivating Factor ◽  
The Impact ◽  
New Jobs

The article examines the factors and scale of labor emigration from Tajikistan to Russia. As well as the impact on the GDP of Tajikistan of remittances from Russia of Tajik labor migrants and their role in the formation of the labor market and the creation of new jobs in the Republic of Tajikistan. Traditionally, the main directions of labor migration for citizens of Tajikistan in recent years have been and remain the Russian Federation, the Republic of Kazakhstan and some CIS countries. There is no need for citizens of Tajikistan to obtain visas to these countries, since there is an agreement on a visa-free regime between Tajikistan and the CIS countries. The role of Tajik migrants' remittances in the socio-economic development of Tajikistan, including households and individual regions, is very large, and Tajikistan is among the leading countries in the world with a high share of migrant remittances in the gross domestic product. Russia remains the main channel of emigration for Tajiks, and it is from Russia that most of the remittances of Tajik emigrants are sent. The motivating factor for the transfer of funds is the fact that migrants take care of their family, loved ones, those left at home: spouses, children, parents and members of wider family and social circles.

Tajik Migrant Religious Poetry

2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 169-177
Author(s):  
Tokhir S. Kalandarov
Keyword(s):  
Labor Migration ◽  
Personal Communication ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
Religious Poetry ◽  
Labor Migrants ◽  
Central Asian ◽  
Semantic Translation ◽  
Central Asian Countries ◽  
Political Songs

Today there are hundreds of papers published on the problem of labor migration from Central Asian countries, its political, social and economic aspects, as well as on the problem of integration and adaptation of migrants in the Russian society. However, the topic of migrant poetry is still poorly studied in Russia. At least there is no such research on Tajik labor migrants. The genres of Tajik migrant poetry vary significantly and include such forms as love poems, political songs, songs about migration hardships, religious poems. This paper is based on the results of monitoring social networks «Odnoklassniki», «Facebook», as well as on the results of personal communication and interviews with poets. In the paper we use the poems of three authors written in Tajik, Russian and Shugnani languages. The semantic translation from Tajik and Shugnani was done by the author of this paper

Stimulating Flexible Citizenship: The Impact of Dutch and Indian Migration Policies on the Lives of Highly Skilled Indian Migrants in the Netherlands

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Katherine Kirk ◽  
Ellen Bal
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Transnational Migration ◽  
Unique Contribution ◽  
Indian Diaspora ◽  
Migration Literature ◽  
Corporate Rights ◽  
Highly Skilled Migrants ◽  
Highly Skilled ◽  
Migration Theories ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThis paper explores the relationship between migration and integration policies in the Netherlands, diaspora policies in India, and the transnational practices of Indian highly skilled migrants to the Netherlands. We employ anthropological transnational migration theories (e.g., Ong 1999; Levitt and Jaworsky 2007) to frame the dynamic interaction between a sending and a receiving country on the lives of migrants. This paper makes a unique contribution to migration literature by exploring the policies of both sending and receiving country in relation to ethnographic data on migrants. The international battle for brains has motivated states like the Netherlands and India to design flexible migration and citizenship policies for socially and economically desirable migrants. Flexible citizenship policies in the Netherlands are primarily concerned with individual and corporate rights and privileges, whereas Indian diaspora policies have been established around the premise of national identity.

The interaction of higher education system with the labor market: A study of the labor market in the regions of the Volga Federal District

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 456-480
Author(s):  
R.B. Galeeva
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Education System ◽  
Federal District ◽  
Highly Qualified ◽  
Expert Survey ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Qualified Personnel ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The One

Subject .This article discusses the need to bring into line with the future activities of specialists the content of their preparation, the formation of a system model of higher education, which takes into account today's and prospective requirements of the labor market. Objectives. The article aims to research the labor market in four regions of the Volga Federal District of the Russian Federation: the Republic of Tatarstan, Mari El Republic, Chuvash Republic, and the Ulyanovsk oblast, as well as discuss problems and prospects of interaction of universities with enterprises and organizations of these regions. Methods. For the study, I used the methods of logical and statistical analyses, and in-depth expert survey. Results. The article analyzes the state of regional labor markets, presents the results of the expert survey of labor market representatives and heads of the regional education system, and it defines possible ways of harmonizing the interaction of universities with the labor market. Conclusions. The article notes that although the number of employed with higher education is growing, at the same time there is a shortage of highly qualified personnel in certain professions, on the one hand, and unskilled workers, on the other. Also, the article says that the universities do not prepare the necessary for the regions specialists in a number of professions or they provide a set of competencies different from the requirements of the labor market, so it is necessary to form and develop effective directions of cooperation between educational institutions and employers.

Relationship Between Trends of Highly Qualified Immigration to Russia and Demand of the Russian Labor Market

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 307-320
Author(s):  
Sergey V. Ryazantsev ◽  
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Galina N. Ochirova ◽  
Anastasia S. Maksimova ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Highly Qualified
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