Impact of Temporary Labour Migration on Women and Children in Georgia

In this paper we use the secondary data analyses of existing statistical data-sources and findings of studies on migration in Georgia, and results of conducted by us expert interviews and interviews with persons experienced migration of family members in order to investigate the social impacts of labour migration on country of origin. Special attention during implemented field activities was paid to the least studied in Georgia outcome of migration, new challenges induced by labour migration for the traditionally vulnerable social categories, as women, and children left behind. We found that migration social outcomes in Georgia are quite similar to the standard results of temporary labour migration for counties of origin presented in the migration literature focused across CIS countries, but some distinguished findings were observed in our study. We expect that labour migrants flows from Georgia are not likely to cease in the nearest future, as a Georgian labour market is characterized by the sharp unbalance between supply and demand of labour and remarkable numbers of returned migrants to Georgia aggravate the problems with deficit of paid employment in this country.