PROBLEMS OF LABOR POTENTIAL FORMATION IN UKRAINE IN WAR AND POST-WAR TIMES

Abstract

<p>Over the past decades, problems with the formation of labor potential have been observed in the country due to low birth rate, high mortality, relatively low average life expectancy, negative population growth, reduced socioeconomic standards (low level of average wages, insufficient level of housing provision, etc.). There are deficiencies in creating decent working conditions, providing medical care to workers, and labor migration. All these indicators significantly worsened during the war. During the war, the labor potential of Ukraine was reduced by a third. Almost 8 million people became forced migrants, about 3 million remained in temporarily occupied territories, about 1 million were mobilized into the army and other military formations. During the war, the demand for labor decreased sharply due to the inability to work in war zones, forced migration, relocation or closure of enterprises, reduced demand for goods and services, problems with logistics and uncertainty about the future. Increasing the level of employment should become a central issue of post-war reconstruction, reintegration and processes of returning to peace. </p&gt