Costs and Benefits of Labour Mobility between the EU and the Eastern Partnership Partner Countries - Country Report: Ukraine

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Labour Migration from the Eastern Partnership Countries: Evolution and Policy Options for Better Outcomes

“…Observers have suspected that the absence of a parent deprives the leftbehind child of crucial aspects of family life and parental guidance and thus puts the child's development at risk (Salah, 2008). Anecdotal evidence (especially at the level of reports in mass media: New York Times, 2012) suggests that some children are indeed facing special challenges due to the absence of their mother or both parents (Coupé and Vakhitova (2013 (Luecke, Stoehr, 2012). This study analyses the determinants of child wellbeing through various outcomes linked to education (grades and enrolment ratios), physical health, and social integration.…”

Regulating Movement of the Very Mobile: Selected Legal and Policy Aspects of Ukrainian Migration to EU Countries

“…According to Eurostat statistics, 4 Ukrainian nationals are in the top ten countries of origin for measures targeting or preventing irregular migration and undocumented work by migrants in the EU. It is estimated that only about one-third of migrant workers from Ukraine in the EU have proper work and stay permits, while a quarter stay in the EU illegally (Coupé and Vakhitova 2013). This general picture of economic migrants from Ukraine in the EU is confirmed by studies conducted in particular countries (see Part II).…”