Best Foreign Practices in Modernization of State Regulation for Labor Migration in Russia: The Case Study of Thailand

In the last 30 years Thailand has seriously repositioned itself at the international labor market - from being a long-term donor to becoming an active recipient of the labor force. Contemporary problems of migration dynamics in Thailand are directly related to low efficiency of state regulation in the field, growing illegal migration and high migration-related risks due to Thailand's neighbouring with such less stable. Another important factor is the necessity to liberalize migration legislation as per requirements of the ASEAN Economic Community. All of the above factors are very much similar to the political, social and economic context in which Russian Federation is developing today. The key objective of the presented here research is statistical and structural analysis of the current state of affairs with international labor migration in Thailand. The analysis is expected to reveal how migration dynamics is changing in relation to national internal and external migration policies. The authors also hope to determine how similar measures can be implemented in the context of the Russian Federation. The article also outlines the key directions in modernization of national regulation over the migration processes along with the tools that can be applied to boost the efficiency of such regulation and national competitiveness overall.