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Konflikty etniczne we współczesnej Rosji. Zarys problemu

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Giebień H.

Wschodnioznawstwo

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2016

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issue 10

41-57

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In Russia live more than 190 nations and ethnic groups (native and indigenous groups). Russia is also an attractive country for migrant workers. Because no knowledge of language and law in Russia, illegal immigrants are a source of many problems. According to statistics in the past few years, the number of crimes increased because of the immigrants. There are for example: deception, theft , vandalism, no proper documents. Experts predict that the flow of migrants in 2016 will increase because of the very complicated political and economic situation in the world. Migration within Russia and immigration to Russia causes a lot of tension and ethnic conflicts. Especially people from the North Caucasus and Central Asia are victims of the conflict against the national (ethnic). It should also be noted that some of the Russians do not realize that the Chechens, Dagestan, Ingush are Russian citizens, but they are treated as „foreign element”. the work has been exposed substrate contemporary ethnic conflicts in Russia, their process and ways to prevent them. For this purpose were analyzed legal acts, reports of NGOs (Non-Governmental Organization) and government on ethnic conflicts. Also, journal articles and relevant literature were reviewed, both Polish and Russian.

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Alternative Trade Union Organizing of Migrant Workers in Northern Ireland in the wake of the Good Friday Agreement

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Stewart P., Garvey B., McKearney T.

Warsaw Forum of Economic Sociology

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2013

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vol. 4

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issue 7

91-108

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The paper deals with an organised labour response to recent migration to Northern Ireland from the New Member States (NMS) following EU enlargement in 2004. A trade union's approach to the problems confronting migrant workers is analyzed in the context of neo-liberal reforms of the labour market and shrinking of the welfare state. These changes have taken place in the context of a specific region still struggling to overcome the legacy of a long-lasting conflict from the 1960s until 1998 Good Friday Agreement. Furthermore, an innovative approach to migrant workers organising combining elements of solidarity and membership mobilisation and aiming at promoting a political and class solidaristic cross-sectarian agenda developed by the Independent Workers' Union (IWU) is examined. The results are based on a research programme undertaken by the IWU to uncover the nature of the relationship between migrants, labour market changes and the trajectory of sectarianism in the north.

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Where and why in the UK? The Case of Polish Migrants

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Kowalewska G., Rutkowska-Ziarko A., Simister J., Sonmez Y.

Olsztyn Economic Journal

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2016

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vol. 11

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issue 2

137-150

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This article focuses on one of the most controversial issues frequently discussed by many including politicians, academics and the media in the UK and Poland: migration of Polish people to Britain. The main aim is to identify the important factors causing migration of Poles within the UK. In this article, the authors seek to study the pull factors, i.e. level of wages or employment rate, for Polish people between different regions within the UK. By using the data from “Labour Force Surveys” collected by the UK government; and data from Główny Urząd Statystyczny (GUS) in Poland, this paper analyses where and why the Polish migrants live in the UK. The most important factor determining the fraction of Polish people in a given region is the fraction of Polish people in that region in the past. When Polish people move within UK, they tend to choose a region with a higher level of gross pay, and they don’t seem to consider the risk of unemployment. The authors are grateful to providers of survey data discussed in the “Data and methods” section of this paper. LFS data are made available by the UK Data Service. Views reported in this paper do not necessarily reflect opinions of organisations which commissioned or provided access to these surveys.

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The Concept of Social Citizenship of the European Union in the Light of the PHENOMENON of Social Tourism

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Grzeszczak R.

Studia Iuridica

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2016

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vol. 68

87-103

PL

The year 1993 marked the establishment of formal EU citizenship and, subsequently, special relations were forged between the earlier status of the individual, a subject of internal market freedoms, and the notion of political EU citizenship. The social and welfare rights of individuals were strengthened, thus enabling a deeper integration. The social rights in the EU’s legal system play a special role in the construction of EU citizenship as they add meaning to the notion of citizenship and go beyond the traditional, economic dimension of integration. What links the constructs of market citizenship and social citizenship is the strong emphasis on the individual’s right to their status, and to rights which can be exercised effectively. Recently, political and economic citizenships have merged. However, this process has been confronted with resistance from some member states, particularly the ones with wealthy social protection systems. This has been caused by the abuse of rights by migrants from other member states, i.e., through so-called social tourism.

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The Concept of Social Citizenship of the European Union in the Light of the PHENOMENON of Social Tourism

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Grzeszczak R.

Studia Iuridica

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2016

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vol. 68

87-103

PL

The year 1993 marked the establishment of formal EU citizenship and, subsequently, special relations were forged between the earlier status of the individual, a subject of internal market freedoms, and the notion of political EU citizenship. The social and welfare rights of individuals were strengthened, thus enabling a deeper integration. The social rights in the EU’s legal system play a special role in the construction of EU citizenship as they add meaning to the notion of citizenship and go beyond the traditional, economic dimension of integration. What links the constructs of market citizenship and social citizenship is the strong emphasis on the individual’s right to their status, and to rights which can be exercised effectively. Recently, political and economic citizenships have merged. However, this process has been confronted with resistance from some member states, particularly the ones with wealthy social protection systems. This has been caused by the abuse of rights by migrants from other member states, i.e., through so-called social tourism.

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Precarious Work? Migrants’ Narratives of Coping with Working Conditions in the Danish Labour Market

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Pljevaljcic Simkunas D., Thomsen T. L.

Central and Eastern European Migration Review

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2018

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vol. 7

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issue 2

35-51

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This article deals with migrants’ experiences of precarious working conditions in the cleaning and construction industries in the Danish labour market as seen from their perspective. The experiences are retained through biographical narrative interviews with migrant workers from Central and Eastern Europe and are used to gain an understanding of the concrete strategies they apply when coping with their short-term contracts, demanding working hours, risk of unemployment and other insecurities. Migrants’ experiences of precarity and insecurity in their work is confirmed, to some degree, in numerous research studies. However, the resistance and strategies expressed by the migrant workers in their narratives show that they have also developed specific ways to cope with this precarity. The article contributes to a new understanding of migrants’ responses to precarity in which they engage their social and cultural resources to cope with the labour market conditions they face in Denmark.

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The new Italian emigration between necessity and choice: “Cordless workers” in Athens

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Moffa G.

Academicus. International Scientific Journal

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2021

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vol. 12

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issue 23

91-109

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Statistics show that the new Italian emigration presents a plurality of directions: alongside the resumption of flows in the direction of the more traditional destinations, there are now migratory currents in the most diverse directions, including areas that are weak or lagging behind Italy. This novelty opens new interesting questions for the sociology of migration. This contribution highlights the necessity to face the study of “mobility” through interpretative approaches capable of grasping the pluralistic material and immaterial “spaces” designed by the new migratory trajectories. Therefore, we explore the South-South direction, which has remained at the margins of research and debate, trying to add a new piece to the increasingly complex picture of the Italian presence abroad. In the first part of the paper we will focus on some theoretical and demographic aspects considered relevant for the study of the new Italian emigration, with the aim of bringing out the complexity of the phenomenon. In the second part, after a brief methodological note, the results of a qualitative research carried out on the new Italian emigration to Athens will be presented in order to grasp its specific aspects.

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The Impact of the First Covid-19 Wave on Migrant Workers: The Case of Romanians in Italy

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Salaris L., Anghel V., Contu G., Andrei I.

Central and Eastern European Migration Review

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2022

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vol. 11

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issue 1

23-48

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The Covid-19 pandemic is having an unprecedented impact on health systems, on many economic sectors and on the labour market. This critical situation is also accompanied by social destabilisation, which has exacerbated inequalities and severely affected the most disadvantaged population groups, such as migrant workers. This study provides insights into the consequences of the first wave and the lockdown period in Spring 2020 of the Covid-19 pandemic on Romanians living in Italy, using data collected by the International Association Italy-Romania ‘Cuore Romeno’, within a project financed by the Romanian Department for Diaspora and developed to support actions while strengthening the link with Romanian institutions during the pandemic. Findings show that, during the lockdown, two opposite situations occurred among Romanians. Workers in the ‘key sector’ become indispensable and experienced only small changes, while others lost their job or experienced a worsening of working conditions, with lower wages or an increase in working hours. Most workers chose to stay in Italy, relying on their savings or the support of the Italian government. Job losses, not having new employment, and having limited savings all influenced the decision of a smaller group to return to Romania. In conclusion, the analysis suggests that measures adopted should take into consideration that the Covid-19 pandemic might disproportionally hit population groups such as migrants, women, young people and temporary and unprotected workers, particularly those employed in trade, hospitality and agriculture.

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RETHINKING GENDER, RETHINKING MIGRATION: Work-life balance in the Polish migrant families settled in Norway

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Pustułka P., Ślusarczyk M.

Miscellanea Anthropologica et Sociologica

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2016

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vol. 17(3)

71-91

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The paper discusses the notions of maintaining work-life balance (WLB) as evidenced inthe interviews with Polish family migrants in Norway. After presenting an overview of theWLB scholarship, we analyse the empirical material collected for the Transfam project. Bylooking at the migrants’ narratives on striking the right balance between work and familyin the mobility context, we use the intersections of gender, welfare and care as paramountfor explain how the Polish couples in Norway discuss the reduced demands of paid employmentfor the sake of childcare and time for a family at home.

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PŁEĆ KULTUROWA W PRAKTYKACH MIGRACYJNYCH: Work-life balance in the Polish migrant families settled in Norway

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Pustułka P., Ślusarczyk M.

Miscellanea Anthropologica et Sociologica

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2016

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vol. 17(3)

71-91

PL

The paper discusses the notions of maintaining work-life balance (WLB) as evidenced inthe interviews with Polish family migrants in Norway. After presenting an overview of theWLB scholarship, we analyse the empirical material collected for the Transfam project. Bylooking at the migrants’ narratives on striking the right balance between work and familyin the mobility context, we use the intersections of gender, welfare and care as paramountfor explain how the Polish couples in Norway discuss the reduced demands of paid employmentfor the sake of childcare and time for a family at home.

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Ethnic background and risk perception in construction workers: development and validation of an exploratory tool

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Ricci F., Modenese A., Bravo G., De Pasquale F., Ferrari D., Bello M., Carozza L., Longhi F., Favero G., Soddu S., Gobba F.

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

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2019

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vol. 33

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issue 2

163-172

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ObjectivesAmong occupational sectors, construction is still one of the branches with the highest reported numbers of work-related injuries and diseases, which can even lead to death and in many cases induce permanent health consequences. The vast majority of these occupational injuries and diseases are preventable; accordingly, an improvement in preventive strategies, also through a better knowledge of the main factors involved in these events, is one of the most important objectives for better occupational health and safety in the construction sector. Considering the individual factors associated with a higher risk of work-related adverse health effects in workers, an inadequate perception of occupational risks is among the most relevant issues. Risk perception can vary according to different cultural backgrounds, highly influenced by ethnicity, and it affects the relations between workers in the work environment, and the way by with they undergo the specific occupational tasks and manage risky situations frequently occurring on construction sites. Accordingly, the aim of the authors was to develop a new tool for the assessment of risk perception in construction workers with different ethnic backgrounds.Material and MethodsA team of health and safety experts involved in the training of construction workers from various ethnic backgrounds and in different regions of Italy developed and validated a questionnaire-based tool for the evaluation of their risk perception. Furthermore, through a factor analysis, a reference model defining various dimensions of occupational risk perception, relevant for the different ethnicities, was identified.ResultsThe final tool included 12 items aimed to assess the associations between the ethnic background and occupational risk perception of construction workers. The authors identified 4 relevant dimensions: behavioral control, work conditions, safety climate and personal attitude.ConclusionsThe proposed tool should be considered to explore the appropriate ways for the development of effective preventive strategies for construction workers with different ethnic backgrounds in Italy.

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Rola umów międzynarodowych o zabezpieczeniu społecznym w ochronie osób migrujących

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Szybkie A.

Zabezpieczenie Społeczne. Teoria, Prawo, Praktyka

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2019

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vol. VIII

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issue 9

34-52

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The publication explains what issues are regulated by international agreements on social security and what their role in social protection of migrants is. The author defifi nes a notion of “a social security agreement”, classifies these agreements and presents the characteristics of the subject and entities covered by the provisions of the contracts. He also presents current challenges related to negotiations and conclusion of new social security agreements.

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Artykuł wyjaśnia, jakie kwestie regulują umowy międzynarodowe o zabezpieczeniu społecznym oraz jaka jest ich rola w ochronie socjalnej osób migrujących. Autor definiuje umowę o zabezpieczeniu społecznym, dokonuje klasyfikacji tych umów oraz przedstawia charakterystykę przedmiotu oraz podmiotów objętych postanowieniami umów. Prezentuje również aktualne wyzwania związane z zawieraniem nowych umów o zabezpieczeniu społecznym.

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Migrant workers’ routes to the informal economy during the economic crisis: structural constraints and subjective motivations

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Vianello F. A., Sacchetto D.

Prakseologia

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2016

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vol. 158/1

299-322

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Drawing on a longitudinal research we conducted over five years (2010–2015) with 40 documented migrant workers who lost their job at the beginning of the recession, this article analyses their routes to the informal economy in Northern Italy. Moving away from the expulsion and exit dichotomous theories on participation in underground work, we argue that it is necessary to take into consideration both the structural constraints pushing migrants to enter the informal economy and their subjective motivations, both economic and non-economic. Through two waves of in-depth interviews with Moroccan and Romanian workers, we investigate the migrants’ working paths in order to understand different conditions and motivations driving them to work off the books. First, we highlight that migrants who work irregularly are not only the unemployed, but also poor casual workers and deprived self-employed. Moreover, we sustain that working irregularly is not only a poverty escape strategy to deal with the casualization, worsening and reduction of formal working opportunities, but it is also a way to meet identity and social needs.

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Opierając się na badaniach panelowych, prowadzonych w latach 2010–2015 z 40 przebywającymi legalnie we Włoszech migrantami, którzy utracili pracę na początku recesji, artykuł analizuje ścieżki, które doprowadziły ich do gospodarki nieformalnej. Odchodząc od dychotomicznych teorii wykluczenia i rozstania dotyczących podejmowania pracy nierejestrowanej, dowodzimy, że konieczne jest wzięcie pod uwagę zarówno ograniczeń strukturalnych wpychających migrantów w stronę gospodarki nieformalnej, jak i ich subiektywnych motywacji o charakterze ekonomicznym oraz pozaekonomicznym. Analizując dwa zbiory wywiadów pogłębionych z pracownikami marokańskimi i rumuńskimi, badamy ścieżki pracy migrantów, aby zrozumieć różne warunki i motywacje podejmowania pracy w szarej strefie. Po pierwsze, podkreślamy, że imigranci, którzy pracują w tej strefie, to nie tylko bezrobotni, ale również pracownicy sezonowi i ubodzy samozatrudnieni. Ponadto, utrzymujemy, że praca nierejestrowana to nie tylko strategia ucieczki od ubóstwa wynikająca z uelastycznienia, pogorszenia i zmniejszenia możliwości pracy rejestrowanej, ale także sposób na zaspokojenie potrzeb tożsamościowych i społecznych.

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Потенційні загрози трудової міграції для національної безпеки України

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Sitarskyi B.

Facta Simonidis

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2021

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vol. 14

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issue 1

167-182

PL

Artykuł jest próbą przedstawienia, w świetle własnych badań socjologicznych, potencjalnych zagrożeń wynikających z migracji zarobkowych dla bezpieczeństwa narodowego Ukrainy. W artykule odniesiono się do kluczowych konsekwencji migracji zarobkowych dla Ukrainy, a mianowicie do ich aspektu ekonomicznego, aspektu demograficznego oraz aspektu kapitału ludzkiego. Analizując wyniki badania socjologicznego, autor sugeruje, że trend w liczbie pracowników migrujących może się zwiększać a częściowe uzależnienie ekonomiczne Ukrainy od przekazów zarobków pracowników migrujących może mieć w przyszłości negatywne konsekwencje dla sytuacji gospodarczej tego państwa.

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This article discusses the main potential threats of labor migration to Ukraine as identified on the basis of the author’s sociological research. The key factors of the labor migration problem for Ukraine are those relating to economic and demographic aspects, as well as the human capital. Having analysed the results of his sociological research, the author suggests that the number of labor migrants may continue to rise and that the country’s partial dependence on migrant labour may have negative consequences for the economic situation of Ukraine in the future.

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Konflikty etniczne we współczesnej Rosji. Zarys problemu

Alternative Trade Union Organizing of Migrant Workers in Northern Ireland in the wake of the Good Friday Agreement

Where and why in the UK? The Case of Polish Migrants

The Concept of Social Citizenship of the European Union in the Light of the PHENOMENON of Social Tourism

The Concept of Social Citizenship of the European Union in the Light of the PHENOMENON of Social Tourism

Precarious Work? Migrants’ Narratives of Coping with Working Conditions in the Danish Labour Market

The new Italian emigration between necessity and choice: “Cordless workers” in Athens

The Impact of the First Covid-19 Wave on Migrant Workers: The Case of Romanians in Italy

RETHINKING GENDER, RETHINKING MIGRATION: Work-life balance in the Polish migrant families settled in Norway

PŁEĆ KULTUROWA W PRAKTYKACH MIGRACYJNYCH: Work-life balance in the Polish migrant families settled in Norway

Ethnic background and risk perception in construction workers: development and validation of an exploratory tool

Rola umów międzynarodowych o zabezpieczeniu społecznym w ochronie osób migrujących

Migrant workers’ routes to the informal economy during the economic crisis: structural constraints and subjective motivations

Потенційні загрози трудової міграції для національної безпеки України