Events
Conference: "Behaviour of Kyrgyz labour migrants in the context of the global financial crisis"
When
26 November 2009 (All day)
Where
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Organized by
OSCE Centre in Bishkek and ACTED-Kyrgyzstan, an NGO
The national conference will present the outcomes of the 2009 nation-wide survey on the implications of the global financial crisis for the behavior of Kyrgyz labour migrants, with a special focus on trends regarding return and remittance.
CASE-Kyrgyzstan, an independent research think-tank, developed a special survey methodology and conducted interviews across the country and in Russia. ACTED-Kyrgyzstan was involved in conducting the survey in the southern provinces of Kyrgyzstan.
The conference will gather experts, policy-makers and established international experts in order to develop recommendations for future adjustments in Kyrgyz labour migration policies, particularly regarding remittances use and better reintegration of returning migrants. This activity is a part of the Labour Migration and Employment programme supported by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek.