Uman National University | today: 12/28/2025
| Author(s) |
А. А. ОСІПОВА, , , Стрілець Р. О., , , |
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| Category | Economics | ||
| year | 2025 | issue | Issue 107 part 2 |
| pages | 285-295 | index UDK | 331.556.4(477):338.24 | DOI | 10.32782/2415-8240-2025-107-2-285-29 (Link) |
| Abstract | After the start of the full-scale war, millions of Ukrainians were forced to leave the country or became internally displaced persons. Large-scale migration losses pose serious risks to post-war economic recovery due to labour shortages. The experience of foreign countries (Poland, Croatia, Estonia) in encouraging migrants to return to their homeland is examined. Ukraine’s current policy on the return of labour resources is outlined and the problems of its implementation are identified. The conducted study showed that the full-scale war has caused unprecedented migration processes, which have significantly altered the structure of Ukraine’s labor potential. Extensive external and internal migration has led to labor shortages in key economic sectors, increased structural unemployment, deepened demographic imbalances, and the risk of losing a significant portion of human capital. Simultaneously, reverse migration is observed, demonstrating the willingness of some citizens to return under improved security, economic, and social conditions. Analysis of international experience indicates that countries successfully promoting migrant return use comprehensive tools: tax incentives, entrepreneurship support programs, organizational and consulting assistance, development of housing infrastructure, and active communication with the diaspora. For Ukraine, these practices are valuable in light of the need to restore labor potential in the post-war period. The proposed set of government measures includes institutional support for the return process, economic incentives for employment and business creation, housing assistance, professional reintegration programs, and active partnership with the Ukrainian diaspora. Implementing these measures will allow turning migration losses into an opportunity to harness new experiences, knowledge, and social capital acquired by Ukrainians abroad. Therefore, the formation of an effective state policy for the return of labor migrants is one of the key prerequisites for economic recovery, ensuring regional workforce stability, and accelerating modernization processes in post-war Ukraine. | ||
| Key words | labor migration, refugees, internally displaced persons, labor market, repatriation, recovery, public policy, reintegration | ||