MIGRANT WORKERS AS A RESOURCE FOR THE DEMOGRAPHIC DEVELOPMENT OF RUSSIA AND THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN

Аннотация

The article discusses the features of the demographic development of Russia and Kazakhstan in
modern conditions and the medium term. The scientific problem of the study is to identify the features of the current
stage and prospects of demographic development and the contribution of migration to the formation of the population
and labor resources of Russia and the Republic of Kazakhstan. It was revealed that Russia and the Republic of
Kazakhstan became the two largest countries for the reception of migrants in the Eurasian space.
The prerequisites for large-scale and active labor migration to these states are demographic trends, growing
labor requirements and the relatively successful economic development of the two countries. The key labor donors
for both countries are currently Central Asian states.
So, between the countries of the region on the one hand, Russia and the Republic of Kazakhstan, on the other
hand, the Eurasian migration corridor has formed, which is currently one of the largest on a global scale. In both
countries, it is necessary to strengthen the direction of migration policy associated with attracting labor migrants as a
resource for demographic development.
Despite the temporary stay in the host countries, many labor migrants pass into the category of permanent
residents of Russia and the Republic of Kazakhstan. Russia, as the main host country, has not yet fully benefited
from the demographic advantages of the Euro-Asian migration corridor.
The country's migration policy remains quite tough and inadequate in the demographic situation. Although the
approach seems to be declared at the state level that migration should be one of the development resources, many
obstacles to the integration of migrants, including migrants from Central Asian countries, the main donor region,
remain in the system of migration policy itself, in its mechanisms and implementation tools.
The Republic of Kazakhstan, although it has not yet encountered the demographic problem in a form like
Russia, can already consider labor migration as a resource for future development in pragmatic interests. It is noted
that both Russia and the Republic of Kazakhstan, as countries receiving labor migrants, should emphasize in their
migration policy the integration of part of labor migrants into the host society.