New Migration Vectors: Migrants from Central Asia in Kamchatka
The Kamchatka Territory is located quite far from the usual migration destinations in Russia. Seems like the remoteness of the region cannot attract migrants, however these days Kamchatka becomes one of the new directions of international migration in Russia.
The new issue of the research digest provides new data on the peculiarities of migration in the Kamchatka Territory, on the reasons why migrants choose Kamchatka as well as on the economic factors of the phenomenon. Migration trends in the Kamchatka Territory show a multiple increase and intensification of the migration flow from Central Asian countries to Kamchatka. The research digest considers this phenomenon as an opportunity for growth and accumulation of human potential even in such remote areas.
According to experts, the characteristics of migration processes are largely related to the methods of legalization which have been simplified recently. Moreover, the authorities can easily track everyone coming to the peninsula as you can only get here by plane.
The initial hypothesis of the study was the assumption that the main niche in the labor market for migrants is large fish processing enterprises. However, in the process of research and communication with informants, this hypothesis was not confirmed. Participation in the fish processing business can only be a side job, which, however, brings tangible additional income. Mostly, migrants work in such areas as trade, construction, housing and communal services and transport.
The authors of the new issue of the scientific digest concluded that Kamchatka cannot be a "springboard" (transit region) for migrants, but, on the contrary, is the final point of attraction for migrants from Central Asia. This can be an incentive and an opportunity for the development of human potential in the region.
Human Capital Multidisciplinary Research Center Digest Project is managed by Olga Voron.
The new issue of the research digest (Russian version) is available at the link.
Previous issues are available at the link.
The research digest was prepared in the framework of a research grant funded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (grant ID: 075-15-2022-325).