Ukraine is becoming deserted. Evidence in numbers
The growth rate of migrant workers' transfers to Ukraine is growing, and this suggests that more and more people are leaving the country abroad in large numbers to work.
Economist Viktor Skarshevsky stated this at a press conference in Kyiv, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“Last year, guest workers transferred $9,3 billion to Ukraine. To understand what this amount is, you can compare it with two positions.
The first is the size of the Pension Fund of Ukraine. Guest workers bring in as much currency as the entire Pension Fund.
It can be compared with another indicator – the trade balance deficit. Last year it was also $9,2 billion.
That is, guest workers are the most powerful factor after the economic situation that keeps the hryvnia from devaluing.
This year, receipts from guest workers will be another 35% higher than last year's record year. This suggests that labor migration is growing by 35% annually.
If in 2016, transfers from guest workers increased by 8%, in 2017 - by 24%, then this year - already by 35%. People are leaving en masse.
And this is a very negative process that removes any prerequisites for long-term economic growth for the country.
In addition, this creates a labor shortage...
It turns out that with the help of labor exports, economic indicators are supposedly improving. But this is short-term. If this continues for a long time, migrant workers will no longer be simply transferred to Ukraine. They will simply take their families and live in other countries,” the expert said.
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