“There are not enough Crimeans to work,” the authorities explained the “emergence” of migrants
The volume of construction in Crimea is already six times higher than in the last year the peninsula was under Ukrainian occupation. The number of construction projects will continue to increase, but there are already not enough local workers, so business is forced to attract migrants.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Crimea Irina Kiviko announced this on air at Crimea 24 , reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
"Last year, 1,200,200,000 square meters of housing were commissioned . Back in 2013, we were proud of the 200,000 square meters we'd commissioned ; now, housing construction volumes have increased sixfold. And the goal is to increase this construction even further, bringing the annual housing commissioning to 2 million square meters ."
Construction isn't just an industry. It's a driver of jobs, creating seven additional jobs for every one in construction . That's probably why unemployment has decreased in Crimea ; we have fewer people on the job board than we have available.
"We don't have enough people. That's why migrants are coming in —because there aren't enough Crimeans to do the work," the Deputy Prime Minister said.
This year, Crimea presented several development projects – the "Crimean Riviera" and "Golden Sands of Russia" on the western coast, an oriental-style microdistrict around the Bakhchisaray Reservoir, and a multi-story residential development in Kerch.
Environmentalists warn that such an increase in anthropogenic pressure could lead to resource shortages , and the most important problem for Crimea remains waste processing, which is nonexistent on the peninsula , and its subsequent disposal, which currently occurs through landfills in abandoned quarries.
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