Criza economică din Republica Moldova – catalizator al migrației forței de muncă
The economic crisis in the Republic of Moldova – the catalyst for labor migration

Summary/Abstract: The approach of the transition Moldova’s process to a market economy, this article, based on oral history, examines labor migration, especially of women, caused by the economic crises characteristic of this period. The author tried to establish a connection between the stages of migration and the economic crises which new state went through. Thus, he concluded that migration was mainly caused by economic dysfunction. The population flows abroad continued to grow, despite a modest improvement in the economic situation during the 2000–2005 period – insignificant economic growth, in fact, without interrupting the tendency of citizens to go abroad. In the conditions of labor migration, a real psychosis was recorded with regard to the departure of citizens abroad, this effect called “mental contagion”. In general, the economic crisis in the Republic of Moldova caused a turning point in the evolution of society, which led to the emergence of evidence related to the course of events and the phenomenon of migration. In the case of this article, the autobiographical memory of four individuals involved in the migration process was activated. Regarding the causes that determined them to leave the country, the analysis of oral witnesses, as well as specialized works focused on this issue, without a doubt emphasizes the fact that, the economic factor dominated.

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