Labor migration process in Central Asia

Abstract

Migration, especially migration of people to other countries in search of employment has occurred all through history has become an important phenomenon of the 21 century. In the period of globalization, the new migration trends appeared which started to cause various effects. Labor migration is one of the key trends dominating in all regions including Central Asia. This paper focuses on labor migration to and from the five Central Asian states: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan which are all covered with this type of migration. At the same time, it is really difficult to exclude Russia which is the main migration hub. There are a number of issues which need new approaches and more effective cooperation despite the increasing scale and importance of the process for the region.