Central Asia: Migrants and the Economic Crisis

Crisis Group, January 5, 2010
"If Central Asian countries want to survive as viable independent states and avoid political and social instability in the region, they need to make urgent reforms in the labour sector. The International Crisis Group examines the impact of the global financial crisis on migration from three Central Asian countries:  Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. The report warns that the lumpenisation of Central Asian societies will continue, as qualified, educated and healthy younger members of the work force leave for Russia and Kazakhstan."
http://www.crisisgroup.org/library/documents/asia/central_asia/183_central_asia___migrants_and_economic_crisis.pdf