KAZAKHSTAN — Study on labour migrants in three cities of Kazakhstan, Almaty, Astana and Shymkent 2022 [ENG]

This report highlights key findings from an analysis on the socio-demographic profile, migration journey and intentions, experiences on the workplace and general well-being of labour migrants living and working in three cities of Kazakhstan, namely Almaty, Astana, and Shymkent at the time of the survey. The report also calls attention to their general well-being.

Data on labour migrants in Kazakhstan were collected through the administration of a survey questionnaire in three cities, Almaty, Astana and Shymkent using the tools of the International Organization for Migration (IOM)’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM). A stratified sampling strategy by city and gender was adopted. The fieldwork to survey labour migrants was conducted by a survey company from the 6 June to the 6 July 2022. In total, 2,000 labour migrants participated in the study.