This article indicates how legal labor migration mechanisms can influence and contribute to prevention of crimes in both migrant - sending and receiving countries. Using a socio - legal framework, we analyze migration trends, remittance flows, irregular migration statistics, and labor migration policies in Uzbekistan namely and compare them with other post - Soviet states (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Russia, Georgia).
According to above - mentioned, our findings indicate that well - regulated labor migration can act as a “reliable tool” for sending countries to reduce unemployment and poverty (thereby mitigating crime drivers), while also decreasing irregular migration and associated criminal activities such as human trafficking, smuggling and etc.
Comparative insights show similar trends across the region: states with more fixed legal frameworks and regional mobility regimes tend to indicate lower levels of irregular migration, reduced tendency to transnational and (national) criminality, and greater stability in migrant - sending communities.