Ethnocultural resources for the integration of migrant workers of Yakutia

The study analyzes the ethnocultural resources for the integration of migrant workers in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). The paper discusses the factors in particular development of modern migration processes in the region, labor migration structure, statistical data on migratory movement, and the results of a sociological survey. The empirical evidence is analyzed in the context of social communication among migrant workers and the quantitative analytical procedures of the migration sociology of the host community. The research notes that the ethnocultural attitudes of migrant workers are limited in terms of their integration into the host community. The ethnocultural resources for such an integration are constrained by migrants’ motives and goals focusing on earning money, developing separate, differentiating strategies of interaction with local people restricted by hometown networks. It is perceived by them to be an economic resource, a source of money. In the author’s opinion, the integration potential of the host community is quite high. The intercultural interaction between migrants and host communities is complicated by the lack of relevant integration programs tailored to the environmental, economic, social and cultural, and ethnocultural characteristics of the region.