On January 22, 2016 The School of Sciences and Humanities of Nazarbayev University and the Public Opinion Research Institute held a scientific seminar “Labor migration: problems, solutions, prospects”. As part of the scientific seminar, the results of a sociological survey of labor migrants, conducted by the Public Opinion Research Institute at the request of Nazarbayev University, were presented. Speaker: professor Caress Schenk
Moderators: Caress Schenk (Nazarbayev University), Botagoz Rakisheva (Public Opinion Research Institute).
Speakers:
Deyan Keserovich, Head of Mission of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Kazakhstan. Topic: “Trends in migration processes”
Irina Chernykh, Chief Researcher of the KazISS under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Topic: “Labor migration in Central Asia: features, risks, prospects”
Batzhan Akmoldina, Head of the Department of Social and Demographic Research, Institute for Economic Research. Topic: “Results of the survey of internal migrants on social adaptation (for the cities of Astana and Almaty)”.
Serik Mauletov, CEO of TAXBACK CENTRAL ASIA LLC. Topic: “Taxes in the system of labor migration”.
Caress Schenk, School of Sciences and Humanities, Nazarbayev University. Topic: “Presentation of the results of a sociological survey of labor migrants”.
Svetlana Kozhirova, Professor of the L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University. Topic: “Features of modern Chinese migration in Kazakhstan”.
Ainur Mazhitova, Deputy Director of the Public Opinion Research Institute. Topic: “Turkish migration in Kazakhstan”.
Kairatbek Jamangulov, expert of the Institute for Public Policy of the Nur Otan Party. Topic: “Social profile of migrant workers from Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan”.
Damira Akhatova, Researcher at the Center for the Study of Interethnic and Interfaith Relations in Central Asia of the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Topic: “Social and cultural adaptation of labor migrants in Kazakhstan”.
Shavkat Ismailov, chairman of the Kyrgyz ethnocultural association, member of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan, head of the project “Promotion of the rights and interests of migrants and their families through increasing their potential and interaction with local governments and government agencies”. Topic: “About the work of the “Center for Support and Training of Labor Migrants in Astana”.
