Half of Ukrainians Want to Work Abroad
About half (49.65%) of Ukrainians would like to work outside their country. These are the data from a sociological study by the Kyiv Institute of Management Problems, conducted from December 14 to 28, 2006, in 14 regions of Ukraine.
Among those wishing to work abroad, 14.75% of respondents chose Russia, the USA or Canada - 9.29%, Poland - 3.43%, another European country - 15.56%, another country in the world - 6.62%. At the same time, only 28.58% of respondents or their relatives have visited countries in Europe, the USA or Canada, and 47.5% - modern Russia. However, the study notes, more than a third of Ukrainians (39.04%) are satisfied with their work in Ukraine. About a quarter (26.77%) could not answer this question.
The survey covered 2,000 respondents over 18 years of age. The sampling error does not exceed 2.4%.
Deadlines for Ban on Foreign Workers May Be Postponed
The introduction from April 1 of a complete ban on foreign citizens working as sellers in retail markets of Russia may be postponed. This was stated by Russian Minister of Economic Development and Trade German Gref.
«Preliminary estimates show that this period is sufficient. We will monitor the situation jointly with the Federal Migration Service. By April 1, I hope we will receive full information,» the minister stated. «If we see any dangers, this deadline may be extended by a government decision,» concluded the head of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade.
At the end of last year, government acts were adopted according to which from January 1 to April 1, 2007, the share of foreigners in the total number of employees at retail markets should not exceed 40%, and from April 1, the share of foreigners in the retail trade system should be reduced to zero.
Belgium May Expel Migrants from New EU Countries
Belgian Interior Minister Patrick Dewael intends to make a decision allowing the expulsion from the country of immigrants from Eastern European states that recently joined the European Union if these people cannot find work.
The head of the Belgian Interior Ministry decided to take this step when it was discovered that about 50 Slovak Roma who came to Belgium with their children were without work for a long time and living in terrible conditions. As the newspaper Le Monde writes, municipal authorities fear that after Bulgaria and Romania joined the EU on January 1 of this year, the influx of unemployed people into Belgium will increase.
Let us recall that in 2004, Belgium partially opened its labor market to new EU member states in those sectors of the economy where there is a shortage of labor. These are primarily construction, the healthcare system, and the services sector.