Abstract:
The present article reflects the results of the research on the causes contributing to labour migration flows
both at national and regional level, as given issue is relevant for the Republic of Moldova as a donor country of
labour force. The economic and social infrastructure are modified through structural reforms, the promotion of
market mechanisms, the decline and ageing of population, that affected the development of the regions, including
local labour markets, and reduced the opportunities for economically active population to be involved in labour
market. Factors such as low wages, the risk of unemployment and poverty intensified of migration processes in
search of work abroad. In this context, research was carried out on factors determining the labour migration and
their impact on local labour markets. The research was carried out on the basis of official statistics on labour
market and labour migration, as well as departmental data in given field. As a result of the research, the principal
findings on specifics of development the migration flows in the regional aspect, their impact on the development of
national and local labour markets, the challenges of migration on public policies were highlighted and elaborated
some proposals on increasing the employment rate with taking into account to reducing social tension and
decreasing the flow of working age population as labour migrants abroad, stabilizing the national and local labour
market. This article was elaborated within the framework the Scientific Project ―Migration, Demographic Changes
and Policies of Stabilization the Situation‖, registeredin theStateRegisterofprojectsin the fieldofscienceand
innovationofthe Republicof Moldovawith thecode 20.80009.0807.21 of the State Program (2020-2023).
