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bour forces with provisional requirement, which
led to the migration of population from mountainous
regions and especially from regions
settled by ethnic minorities.
Currently, hundreds of thousands of families
are receiving living wage through labour
migration, while the country receives solid
amount through export of labour forces. 55
The most important factor that determines
the future potential of irregular migration from
Georgia is social-economic development and
the benefit that the population can have from
any progress. If the living condition of majority
of population remains in hardship, presumably
irregular migration from Georgia will not reduce.
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The most challenging task ahead for the
Government of Georgia is to reduce the incentives
to migrate abroad by improving the
social-economic conditions of Georgian citizens.
Internacional OrganizaTion for Migration (IOM)
and other international organizations have shown
a clear commitment to assist the Georgian government
in accomplishing these tasks. 57
Within last decades IOM important activities
are: wide discussion of the laws of Georgia
in the field of migration and promotion of
their unification into common legislation, which
shall ensure to regulate all aspects of migration.
There in no civil inclusion practice in Georgia
and very small number of people are behaving
in this way. Instead deceived clients
prefer to find justice themselves, they communicate
with traffickers and employers themselves,
put pressure on and request to return
money. Sometimes people are not aware
where to appeal and do not trust law enforcement
bodies, such as police and prosecutors
office.
The legislative basis is as of yet insufficient,
and the management structures and
policy focus are not adequate enough to be
able to take a firm stance against organizers
of irregular migration, despite the fact that
Georgia has signed almost all UN treaties regarding
Human Rights. Some analysts claim
that certain government officials have vested
financial interests in the operation of tourism
firms and employment mediators, which could
serve as an explanation why so many organizers
of irregular migration can still operate
in virtual impunity in Georgia. 58
Generally people in Georgia do not have
any idea about the risks related to migration.
Furthermore, government officials should
be informed through seminars and symposiums
on the definition, nature and incidence
of irregular migration and trafficking. They
should also be trained in determining what
roles they can play in its prevention and control. 59
This is an area where the Government of
Georgia has to take the lead, assisted by the
international community.
CONCLUSION
In 2005, the number of international migrants
is between 185 and 192 million. 60 This
represents approximately three per cent of the
world population. Nearly all countries are concerned
by migration, whether as sending, transit,
or receiving countries. International migration
has become an intrinsic feature of globalization.
61 We need better understanding of
the causes of international flows of people and
their complex interrelationship with development.
62 The plight of migrant workers and their
families is one of those intractable issues in
the field of human rights. In the current antiimmigration
climate in many developed industrialized
countries, economic migrants are often
misunderstood. They are easy targets for
politicians and the media in difficult economic
times and are considered a threat to the host
society, particularly those that enter the country
of employment without authorization. Illegal
migrants are frequently perceived as
“scroungers” on the welfare state, as criminals,
or as potential trouble-makers.
Migration contributes to the transformation
of contemporary economic and social relations.
Labour migration plays a great role in
the development of many countries in the
world. Labour migration is an objective reality
and despite its predominantly negative perception,
this process yields more benefits than
detriments. 63
Although, lawyers have established international
standards of human rights, but in order
to implement them cooperation with politicians
is very necessary. Because of certain
reasons the States do not use the potential of
international law. 64 Numbers of States including
big States do not seek for rapid progress
development, which has often been proved in
practice. 65 It is also proved by the UN 10-year
programme. Unfortunately it does not contain
provisions improving realization of legal
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