Social Risks of International Labour Migration in the Context of Global Challenges

摘要

The results of the study of migration risks of labor migrants from Ukraine are presentedin this article. The purpose of the study is to find out the differences in the perception of obstaclesand risks that arise in the process of work abroad among experienced and potential labour migrantsfrom Ukraine within the cognitive, behavioural, and emotional components of their interculturalcompetence. The study has been implemented from the standpoint of a set of analytical tools,including: the concept of the advantages of replacing the “risk/reliability” scheme with the“risk/hazard” scheme; views of risk and chance as interrelated variables that motivate people to tryto explore the world and overcome obstacles; the concept of “triple individualization” in a risksociety. It has been found that social risks are hidden in the imbalance of intercultural competenceof experienced labor migrants and are not realized by potential labor migrants. It has been proventhat the greatest social danger for labor migrants from Ukraine is the loss of components ofcompetence and initiative. It has been established that the key points of the comparative analysis ofsocial risks faced by labor migrants from Ukraine open up prospects for improving the methodologyfor studying social (and socio-cultural, in particular) risks.