Labor migration from Ukraine

Citizens of Ukraine in line at the Consulate of the Czech Republic in Lviv

Labor migration from Ukraine is a labor migration of citizens of Ukraine to the Post-Soviet states and other foreign countries.

## Terminology

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In Ukraine, a term to denote such migrants appeared — “заробітча́ни” (zarobitchany, literary “earners”), which refers to the numerous Russian- and Ukrainian-speaking economic migrants working in the Post-Soviet states, central and western Europe and in Kyiv,[1] Ukraine's capital, in 1990-2000-ies. The term is mostly used in Ukraine, in Ukrainian- and Russian-speaking media.

## Statistics

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In 2008 the total number of labor migrants from Ukraine was estimated to be 4.5 million people.[2] Their contribution to the economy of Ukraine is considerable. In particular, only Ukrainian labor migrants working in the EU countries sent 27 billion euros to Ukraine in 2007, which amounted to 8% of Ukraine's GDP.[3]

According to the data of L. Drozdova, Deputy Minister for Social Policy, in 2013, the average salary of a labor migrant per month was US$930, while in Ukraine it constituted US$380.[4]

## See also

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* Economy of Ukraine
* Gastarbeiter

## References

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1. ^ "Заробитчане возвращаются из регионов в Киев". Archived from the original on 28 July 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
2. ^ "По экспертным данным, за рубежом работают 4 млн 500 тыс. украинцев". Archived from the original on 14 April 2008. Retrieved 7 May 2008.
3. ^ "Благодаря "заробитчанам" Украина за год обогатилась на 27 млрд евро". Archived from the original on 15 April 2008. Retrieved 7 May 2008.
4. ^ "Планы высылки из России украинских трудовых мигрантов". Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.

## External links

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* "Позняк А. Трудовая эмиграция в Украине как фактор развития рынка труда". Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
* Хольгер Роонемаа, Екатерина Минькова, Мари Метс (16 December 2019). "Через задворки Европы: треть экономического роста Эстонии оплачена слезами тысяч украинцев". Postimees. Archived from the original on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)