Migratory Work Today As a Sociocultural Phenomenon

Every year inhabitants of the Transcaucasus, the Northern Caucasus, western Ukraine, and Moldova, mainly from villages and small cities, stream in groups into the European and eastern regions of Russia seeking seasonal earnings. They find sites for seasonal work for an average of 6.5 months without the assistance of state organs. The average length of the working day is 14.5 hours; only one-third have a single day off every week, but the majority (55%) work without any days off, or are off from one (7%) to two or three times (4%) per month.1 People depart in search of gainful employment an average of five times; 19% work for six to ten seasons, 11% for 11-20 seasons, and 2% from 21 to 34 seasons

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