Activities of the international organization for migration. International Organization for Migration

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Information Resource Center

Bureau of the International Organization for Migration

in Moscow

For almost a year now, the Information Resource Center (IRC) of the Bureau of the International Organization for Migration (IOM Bureau) and a free anonymous hotline have been operating in Moscow 8-800-333-00-16 on labor migration in Russian Federation.

Help for migrants

international organization on Migration, together with UN Women and the World Bank since April 2010 has been implementing the Regional Program in the field of labor migration in the countries Central Asia. The program is being implemented in Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation. In Russia, the program operates in the Moscow region, St. Petersburg, Leningrad region and in Yekaterinburg until 2013.

The main goal of the regional program is to protect the rights and improve the socio-economic situation of migrant workers and their families. In Russia, one of the main objectives of the program is to promote the settlement of issues in the field of labor migration. Within the framework of this program, in October 2010, the Information Resource Center began its work in Moscow.

All those who apply to the Center, regardless of citizenship, gender, age, education, race, ethnicity and religion, can get a free legal consultation (by calling the "hot line" 8-800-333-00-16 , as well as during a personal appointment) on issues of labor and migration legislation, access to medical and social services, social integration of migrants, employment issues, etc.

IRC consultants in Moscow also provide background information and can suggest addresses and phone numbers of cheap hostels, inexpensive medical centers for foreign citizens, free Russian language courses for labor migrants and their children, crisis centers for women and girls who find themselves in a difficult life situation. The staff of the Center provides psychological support, and all those who apply are treated with great attention and understanding. If necessary, appeals are redirected to other organizations where migrants and members of their families can receive direct assistance and assistance. Among such organizations is the Trade Union of Migrant Workers, with the specialists of which the Center has established relations of fruitful and successful cooperation.

The main range of issues that concern both employers and labor migrants includes the migration and labor legislation of the Russian Federation: how to register for migration, how to obtain a work permit, what documents must be submitted to the Federal Migration Service of Russia, issues of non-payment of wages, etc. Migrants are also interested in issues of integration into Russian society. Most of the calls on the topic of integration relate to issues of access to receive medical care, inexpensive health insurance, social services and education.

Since the beginning of the Center's work,information campaign, specialists of the Center in Moscow develop and disseminate information materials(leaflets, brochures and information cards) on issues of legal stay on the territory of the Russian Federation, legal employment of foreign citizens, health protection, access to education for migrant children, etc.

Female labor migration from Central Asia to Russia.

Recently, there has been an increase in the proportion of women in migration flows around the world and in particular to the Russian Federation as independent migrant workers. It is known that inDuring the migration process, migrant women usually face the same problems as men. However, according to research, some of these problems, such as access to housing, vocational training, and mental health services, are more of a concern for women, as many of them work alone. In addition, compared to men , women are less educated in legal and financial matters, less protected in their labor rights and access to the system social protection(including with legal employment). Migrant women are more vulnerable and subject to discrimination due to their natural insecurity and the nature of the jobs they perform in the labor market. Women are less “visible” to statistics than men, because they are predominantly employed in informal and informal sectors of employment - private households, trade, leisure and entertainment.

Recently, the staff of the Center developed two leaflets addressed to a narrow target group - young, unmarried women who come to work in Russia. Lately The Center received many requests for assistance to young women from Kyrgyzstan who came to work in Russia and settled in Moscow. In all cases, the same deplorable scenario was repeated: gullible women found themselves in situations where they could not refuse their friend or employer an offer of intimacy, which, unfortunately, ended in an unwanted pregnancy. All those who applied did not have a legal status and, therefore, could not fully use the services of the social system.

Friends came to the rescue - compatriots: they helped to rent a room, sat with a child, while a young woman who gave birth was trying to earn money for herself, the child and pay for the living. Sending a child home is a shame, but you don’t want to leave your child in the maternity hospital. One can imagine the severity of the psychological state of a woman in such a situation.

Therefore, in order to prevent the development of such a life scenario, the specialists of the Center have developed Leaflets written in a confidential form and containing information related to reproductive health and family planning: "Are you pregnant or planning a pregnancy?", "Your future starts today." The leaflets call on migrant women to take care of their future and take the necessary measures to avoid unnecessary risks to their health. The Leaflets contain telephone numbers of the Center's free "hot line", as well as telephone numbers of crisis centers and non-governmental organizations, where you can contact if you need qualified advice, legal assistance and psychological support for free of charge. The leaflets have been translated into Tajik and Kyrgyz and will also be distributed in the countries of origin of women migrants with the participation of IOM missions in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.

“Seminar on wheels”….

A proven and effective mechanism for preventive information activities is the holding of mobile consultations for migrant workers. Such actions can be effectively carried out in cooperation with experienced partners, for example, with an organization such as the Trade Union of Migrant Workers. In early July, such consultations for migrants arriving to work in Russia (or a "seminar on wheels", as such consultations are usually called in the Trade Union of Migrant Workers) were organized intrain from Dushanbe to Moscow.

“Mobile consultations on trains arriving from countries of origin of labor migrants are necessary for those who go to work in Russia, and this is 95% of passengers. According to our observations, those who travel for the first time do not at first understand what exactly we are talking about, and then many questions arise, and we have to repeat the information. Those who have already worked in Russia before, prefer to go straight to the answers to their questions, since they have already gone through all this and they are interested in what has changed in Russia. Some were concerned about the issue of paying 30% tax on wages - how can these funds be returned.

The advantage of holding mobile consultations on the train is the availability of free time, everyone listened carefully and asked questions, the information was assimilated. No one was in a hurry, there was no need to think about the work that needed to be completed, about the plan that needed to be completed, about the police, who might come up and ask for documents in the market or on the street, etc. Participation in the seminars is voluntary, the most active were participants in the age group from 18 to 35 years. All who were older were passive or did not take part. Many applied for additional information, for example, about voluntary medical insurance”, - says Zarifa Igamberdiyeva, consultant of the Information Resource Center.

During the July action, about 300 people were involved, 10% of this number were women.

For reference

« Hotline» 8-800-333-00-16 works in two cities: Moscow and St. Petersburg - in the public charitable organization "St. Petersburg Center for International Cooperation of the Red Cross".The Information Resource Center at the Red Cross was launched in April 2007. The work is based on the principle of unity and combining the efforts of two partner organizations: a single toll-free number for the whole of Russia, a single consulting topic, similar principles of operation of the two Centers, a single questionnaire for data entry and information processing, uniform trainings for staff training.

In Yekaterinburg, the partner of the program is a public "Hot line" 8-800-333-00-16 operates in two cities of Moscow and St. Petersburg - in the public charitable organization "St. Petersburg Center for International Cooperation of the Red Cross".

“The impact of the economic crisis on migration trends and migration policy in the Russian Federation and the region of Eastern Europe and Central Asia”, IOM Analytical Report, I.V. Ivakhnyuk, 2009

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Moscow Humanitarian University
Essay

on international integration processes and international organizations

on the topic of:
"International organization By migration (MOM)"

Performed:AbrosimovaAnna,student4 course

faculty international relations,

specialty "International Relations",

MO-401 group
Lecturer: Ovcharenko Elena Feliksovna,

assistant professor

Moscow

InternationalorganizationBymigration(MOM) is the main intergovernmental institution in the field of migration, which was founded in 1951. The main prerequisite for the creation of the IOM was the need to regulate large flows of migrants in Europe, as a result of the Second World War.
Now the organization is not facing the consequences of a war that has engulfed the entire continent or the world, but big amount migrants from different countries who change their place of residence in search of the best economic opportunities for themselves and for their families. IOM works with governments, other international organizations and civil society to ensure the orderly movement of refugees and others in need of international migration assistance throughout the world.
At present, the IOM regulates to a greater extent not the quantitative side of migration, but the qualitative one (for example, the recruitment of qualified personnel, the return of qualified personnel to their homeland).
IOM is expanding rapidly and currently has 125 Member States. Another 18 states, along with numerous international and non-governmental organizations, have the status of observers. The Russian Federation has been an observer in the IOM since 1992.
Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. 100 IOM missions around the world. There are over 400 local branches.
IOM is the only organization with a global mandate; however, it is not part of the UN agencies, but closely cooperates with them.
IOM operates on the principle that humane and orderly migration benefits everyone. This principle is implemented through the provision of services and recommendations to governments and migrants.
IOM works Vfourmajorareas migration management:

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  migration and development,
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  promotion of migration,
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  regulation of migration,
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  forced migration.

Comprehensive activities in these areas include the promotion of international legislation in the field of migration, discussion and assistance in developing a strategy, protection of the rights of migrants, the health of migrants, as well as a gender assessment of migration.
Maindestination:

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  Migration management, in the interests of all parties involved;
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  Working closely with the governments of countries, representing and protecting the interests of people who have chosen migration as the only right decision for themselves;
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  Prevention and combating the phenomenon of human trafficking (the international concept of "trafficking").

IOM's activities in the field of combating human trafficking are based on three complex and interrelated components:

1) Prevention through raising public awareness;

2) Criminal prosecution and punishment of traffickers by increasing the capacity of law enforcement and judicial authorities of the Republic of Belarus;

3) Reintegration assistance to victims of human trafficking.
IOM considers the fight against human trafficking one of the priorities in the field of migration management and successfully implements projects in this direction.
Since its inception in 1951, the organization has helped more than 11 million people.
IOM, together with its partners in the international community, as part of its assistance to governments and civil society in many states, carries out such programs, How:

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  migration for humanitarian purposes (providing assistance to people affected by conflicts and their consequences, refugees and repatriates, displaced persons, both within their own country and abroad, persons wishing to reunite with their families);
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  migration for development (ensuring the flow of skilled labor to states, taking into account their development priorities, needs and interests local population in host countries);
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  technical cooperation programs (providing advisory services in the field of migration to governments, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, developing the necessary comprehensive measures to address migration problems in a changing international environment, as well as strengthening the own capacity of states by training personnel of services in charge of managing migration and providing them with technical support );
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  carries out research and analysis of information (holding regional and international seminars and conferences to discuss migration problems, study the causes and consequences migration processes situation and needs of migrants, development and implementation of information campaigns).

Fifty years of IOM activity have proved that the goal set for the organization in 1951 has been achieved. On present stage development, IOM has become a universal forum that has created an opportunity for dialogue between countries on the main issues of migration policy, focused on the management and regulation of international migration, and has taken a certain place among international organizations. As an intergovernmental agency, IOM works with its partners in the international community to help address operational issues in the field of migration and raise awareness of issues related to migration. Of no small importance is the maintenance of social and economic development through migration and direct assistance and care for migrants. IOM is committed to the principle that humane and orderly migration should benefit both migrants and the host community. This organization has become a so-called special center that provides advice to states on migration and helps them in the most important migration problems.

Internet Sources:
1. Pisareva M.P. World economy: lecture notes.

Conference at the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Foreign Ministry

On March 31, representatives of the IOM Office in Moscow took part in a master's scientific conference on the topic: "The current migration situation and the main activities of the International Organization for Migration", which was organized by the Department of International Law of the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. On the part of the Diplomatic Academy, the conference was attended by undergraduates of the direction of preparation "International Public Law" of the first and second years of study and postgraduate students of the department international law.

At the conference, reports were presented by the staff of the IOM Office in Moscow. The main topics of the reports were related to the international legal framework for the regulation modern migration and the status of IOM as an international intergovernmental organization, a description of the IOM programs operating in Russia and other countries of the world, and the specifics of projects to prevent trafficking in human beings. The content of the reports caused big interest from listeners and was distributed among them in the form of independent electronic presentations.

Representatives of IOM, in turn, suggested that undergraduates and graduate students hold a scientific discussion on the issues of the current migration influx of forced migrants from the countries of the Middle East and North Africa to the territory of the EU member states, taking into account the possibilities and prospects of its international legal regulation. Undergraduates V. Sukovitsyn, A. Smagulova, A. Teltaev, I. Trifonova, I. Yakovlev and A. Topchiy actively substantiated their position in the discussion.

All conference participants expressed their opinion on the importance of such professional discussions for expanding knowledge in the field of international law and humanitarian activities of intergovernmental organizations. The organizers of the conference were Professor of the Department of International Law Yastrebova A.Yu. and Senior Lecturer of the Department of International Law Anisimov I.O., who prepared its program and trained students on the topics of reports and discussions.