Labor Migration of Ukrainians and its Importance for Development of Family Relations and Social Sphere of Ukraine

Abstract

This article discusses the essence and the present state of migration in Ukraine. It investigates the migration trends in Ukraine and analyzes the destinations and age groups of Ukrainian labor migrants. The imperfection of a domestic statistical base and consequence of increased scales of international labor migration is parsed. The main socio-economic causes of labor migration and their consequences for the economy of Ukraine are revealed. The article also analyzes the main outcomes of migration of one of the family members for marital relations and relations between parents and children, considers the problems of social orphanhood or the so-called “euro orphanhood “ as well as problems of care for the elderly as a consequence of the departure of children abroad. The economic substantiation of the influence of the outflow of labor resources on the sphere of social security, the state and peculiarities of functioning of Ukrainian Medical Institutions is provided. The peculiarity of the development of the world economy in the 21st century is its globalization, which manifests in the free flow of capital, material and labor resources. The globalization of production; the strengthening of the interdependence of national economies; as well as, as a consequence, the emergence and continual development of the international labor market that covers the flows of labor resources crossing the national borders lead to labor migration of Ukrainian citizens. The attempt to develop the economy in Ukraine did not lead to a solution to the problem of real improvement of living conditions of the population and the growth of demand for labor. Most indicators of socio-economic development indicate an increasing impoverishment of the Ukrainian people. The employment opportunities in Ukraine’s formal labor market are insignificant, and, in addition, employment in the state sector does not guarantee prosperity and does not meet the needs of the reproduction of the workforce of the worker.