Labour Migration in Ukraine: trends and consequences Performed by: Renata Kravchenko, year of study: 6 group: МЕВ-16м(а)  Speciality: Intermational economic relations  Supervised by: Dr Alisa Mahdich, Associate Professor

CONTENT: INTRODUCTION SECTION 1. LABOR MIGRATION IN THE WORLD HUMAN RESOURCES TRANSMISSION SYSTEM SECTION 2. EVALUATION OF THE STATE, SCOPE AND CONSEQUENCES OF LABOR MIGRATION OF UKRIANS SECTION 3. PROSPECTS, FACTORS AND WAYS OF IMPROVING MIGRATION SITUATION IN UKRAINE CONCLUSIONS AND PROPOSALS REFERENCES

Tasks: to investigate causes and consequences of international migration of the population; to detect the main directions and centers of gravity of migrants in the world; to identify scale, dynamics and trends of the main migratory flows of Ukrainians; to analyze of the influence of wages on labor migration (Ukraine-EU); to research push - factors of migration in Ukraine; to fined ways of improving migration situation in Ukraine. The object of research is external migration of the population of Ukraine, its features and conditions for the formation of migration flows, taking into account the socio-economic and political provisions of the country.   The subject of the study is the process of forecasting the indicators of external migration, the assessment and impact of factors affecting external migration, and the size of the country as a whole.   The purpose of this research paper is determined on the basis of the relevance of the topic under consideration. It consists in forecasting and analyzing the results.

Pros and cons of migration for the exporting country: labor migration reduces tension in the labor market; reduction of poverty; promotes the quality of life of migrant families; stimulates the development of the economy due to the increase of solvent demand; financial transfers related to migration and their impact on Ukraine's development; transfers of migrants to Ukraine make up almost half of the budget of households. Cons: population losses at the most active age (‘‘brain drain”); contributes to the reduction of fertility; accelerating the aging of the population.

Fig. 2.1. Migration movement of Ukrainians during 2011-2017, built by the author on the basis of data of the State Statistics Committee [26]

Fig. 2.2. Dynamics of the ratio of labor migrants by main destination regions, built by the author on the basis of data of the State Statistics Committee [22]

Fig. 2.3. The number of Ukrainian migrant workers in the EU countries (2017), built by the author on the basis of data of the State Statistics Committee [22]

Fig. 2.9. The average wage in Ukraine during 2010-2017, built by the author on the basis of data of the State Statistics Committee [26]

Fig. 2.10. The min wage in EU countries in 2017, built by the author on the basis of data of the WB [42]

Fig. 3.1. Formation of migration behavior of the population, built by the author Population Lifestyle Social Practice of the Population Migration Behavior of the Population Distribution of Workplaces Differences in Living Conditions Mechanism of the Migration Process

Fig. 3.2. Causal mechanism of migration, built by the author Labor force growth High unemployment rate Disposal of migrants Arrival of migrants Low unemployment, high level of wages Lack of labor

Ways of improving migration situation in Ukraine: increase of minimum wages for the population; improving the standard of living of the population; elimination of bureaucracy; job creation; decreasing of unemployment rate.

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