Open AccessRESEARCH OF LABOR MARKET IN UKRAINE AND RECIPIENT COUNTRIES OF UKRAINIAN LABOR MIGRANTS IN THE CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Author(s) -
Liana Chernobay,
Tetyana Yasinska,
Olena Kuziv
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
naukovij vìsnik užgorodsʹkogo nacìonalʹnogo unìversitetu. serìâ: mìžnarodnì ekonomìčnì vìdnosini ta svìtove gospodarstvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2413-9971
DOI - 10.32782/2413-9971/2021-36-29
Subject(s) - ukrainian , secondary labor market , sustainable development , population , unemployment , context (archaeology) , index (typography) , life expectancy , productivity , economics , labour economics , labor relations , demographic economics , economic growth , political science , geography , sociology , philosophy , linguistics , demography , archaeology , world wide web , computer science , law
The article applies a comprehensive approach to the research of the impact of labor migration on the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals 8 "Decent work and economic growth", which is based on the theory of labor migration and the concept of sustainable development; a system of indicators describing the problems in the labor market of the country of origin of migrant workers is proposed.As a result of the research, a system of indicators was proposed, which includes four groups that meet the current problems in the labor market of Ukraine. Using the proposed system of indicators, we investigated the impact of labor migration on the current problems of the labor market of Ukraine, which include: 1) the inconsistency of skills of job seekers to the requirements set by employers; 2) low productivity; 3) population reduction and aging; 4) low level of women's participation in the labor force. These problems were researched on the example of Ukraine and the recipient countries of Ukrainian labor migrants (in Poland, the Russian Federation and Italy).As part of the analysis of the first problem, the following indicators were researched: the level of coverage of the population with higher education, the unemployment rate, the share of those employed with higher education. To address the second problem, the labor productivity index and the competitiveness index were used, namely its sub-index "labor market efficiency". The third problem was analyzed using indicators of natural growth, population decline, 65+ age, life expectancy and Lancet aging rating. To analyze the fourth problem, the proportions of the employed female population, the level of wages and the unemployment rate of women and women were used in comparison with similar indicators of men.This system can be successfully used for comparative analysis of labor market characteristics of donor countries and recipient countries of migrant workers.We concluded that labor migration is more effective and can contribute to the implementation of Goal 8 if it is considered a temporary phenomenon and is followed by the return of migrant workers to their homeland. In this case, Ukraine will be able to take advantage of foreign experience, knowledge and skills, which will increase productivity, reduce unemployment, increase the share of the employed women.