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As part of the Safe Migration of Seasonal Workers from Central Asia to the United Kingdom project, supported by the UK’s Department for International Development, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has developed a free online financial literacy course specifically designed for labor migrants. asiaplustj.info »
The Migration Service of the Ministry of Labor, Migration, and Employment of the Population of Tajikistan has once again invited Tajik citizens to work in Qatar. In 2025, migrants can be employed in the following sectors: animal husbandry, hospitality, and trade. asiaplustj.info »
In Russia, the territorial scope of the patent system for labor migrants working in Moscow and St. Petersburg may be expanded. The Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation has prepared relevant amendments to the country’s law "On the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens in the Russian Federation." RBC has reviewed the draft changes. asiaplustj.info »
Amid restrictions and pressure on migrants in Russia, Tajikistan is striving to expand labor migration to other countries. However, according to experts, the efforts made to diversify migration remain inadequate. asiaplustj.info »
Russia should tighten control over the behavior of labor migrants but not introduce a visa regime against them. This was stated by the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during a government hour in the State Duma, TASS reported on February 18. asiaplustj.info »
In 2024, Tajikistan established mutually beneficial partnerships in the field of labor migration with several countries, including South Korea, Japan, Kuwait, Belgium, Poland, Serbia, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Latvia, Germany, and Singapore, Ms. asiaplustj.info »
President Emomali Rahmon, who is also Head of the Government, introduced a number of staff changes on January 21, relieving some ministers and government officials of their posts and appointing new individuals in their place, the Tajik president’s official website says. asiaplustj.info »
A resident of the Tajik northern city of Konibodom has been detained on suspicion of organizing illegal labor migration to Ukraine between 2018 and 2022. The suspect allegedly confiscated workers' documents and failed to pay their wages, according to report of the Interior Ministry’s official website. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan’s Ministry of Labor, Migration and Employment of the Population (MoLMEP) has once again invited citizens to work in Qatar. The ministry has published a list of in-demand professions in Qatar for employment opportunities in 2025. asiaplustj.info »
Kazakhstan's Ministry of Labor has set quotas for attracting foreign labor in 2025. Zakon. kz says the quotas are: 0. 2% of the workforce for employer permits issued by local authorities; and 3. asiaplustj.info »
The term “labor shortage” has become the defining characteristic of the labor market in 2024. This trend is expected to persist into 2025, dubbed a sort of "HR year," Rossiyskaya Gazeta writes , citing SuperJob agency. asiaplustj.info »
The development of labor migration and the preparation of Tajik citizens for work in Japan were the focus of a meeting between Tajikistan's Minister of Labor, Migration, and Employment of the Population, Ms. asiaplustj.info »
During Tajik President Emomali Rahmon's official visit to Kuwait in early November, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the governments of Tajikistan and Kuwait was signed. The document pertains to the regulation of labor migration processes for Tajik citizens to Kuwait. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan’s Ministry of Labor, Migration, and Employment of the Population (MoLMEP) has once again dismissed rumors circulating on social media about compensation payments for workers active between 1990 and 2024. asiaplustj.info »
The Migration Service of Tajikistan's Ministry of Labor, Migration and employment of the Population (MoLMEP) has announced job opportunities for citizens interested in working in Montenegro. This invitation was shared through the Migration Service’s Facebook page. asiaplustj.info »
In 2025, the cost of a work permit for foreign workers in Moscow will rise to 8,900 rubles, an increase of nearly 1,500 rubles from the current rate, Fergana News reports , citing Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin. asiaplustj.info »
Russia may ban migrants from freely entering the country and suggest use of a more "civilized model" for attracting foreign workers, Anton Kotyakov, the Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Russian Federation, told Vedomosti in an interview. asiaplustj.info »
In recent months, the anti-migrant rhetoric of the Russian authorities has reached a new level. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik labor migrants are one of the most vulnerable groups of the population. They face serious health problems, and the lack of systematic monitoring of migrants' health status does not provide a complete picture of the prevalence of diseases among them. asiaplustj.info »
In the first half of this year, 4.3 thousand unemployed people registered with the state employment agency were involved in paid community service. About 41% of them are women, 38% are young people . asiaplustj.info »
Stricter labor migrant regulations in Russia should not apply to citizens of Kyrgyzstan as a member of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), Kyrgyz Deputy Prime Minister Edil Baisalov said on a social network, according to Interfax . asiaplustj.info »
Over the first six months of this year, the representative office of Tajikistan’s Ministry of Labor, Migration and Employment of the Population (MoLMEP) in Russia has reportedly negotiated the payment of 18,023,987 Russian rubles (RR) of unpaid back wages to Tajik labor migrants working in the Russian Federation. asiaplustj.info »
Russia has reportedly committed to accepting migrant workers from Afghanistan and providing them with work in certain regions of the country. Citing Afghanistan’s National Radio and Television, TASS reported that acting Minister of Labor and Social Relations of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Abdul Manan Omari, said this. asiaplustj.info »
In terms of the movement of people, there seems to be a lot more coming than going in Uzbekistan these days, Eurasianet reported on June 4. Officials in Tashkent are reporting a surge in tourism and a steep decline in labor migration. asiaplustj.info »
The Russian Presidential Council for Development of Civil Society and Human Rights has come out with several initiatives related to migrants, including compulsory voluntary health insurance (VHI). Rossiyskaya Gazeta writes that the member of the Presidential Council for Development of Civil Society and Human Rights, Mrs. asiaplustj.info »
The Migration Service of the Ministry of Labor, Migration and Employment of the Population (MoLMEP) has urged citizens of Tajikistan to apply only to the state-run authorized body about looking for work abroad. asiaplustj.info »
Eurasianet reports that Kazakhstan is intensifying scrutiny of labor migrants from neighboring Central Asian nations, Tajiks in particular, in the aftermath of the late-March Krasnogorsk terrorist tragedy. asiaplustj.info »
The International Economic Forum of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) member states took place in Moscow on March 29. The motto of the event was “From Dialogue to Joint Projects in the CIS, EAEU, SCO”. asiaplustj.info »
Some media outlets reports that in the wake of the March 22 assault, there has been a surge in raids on dormitories and workplaces where Central Asian migrants live and work, as well as heightened checks on migrant workers. asiaplustj.info »
Russia, Europe, Far East, Middle East -- migrant workers are needed everywhere, but not just anyone, only those trained in the necessary specialties and with knowledge of languages. That is why, Tajikistan has intensified work on training labor migrants and diversifying labor migration destinations. asiaplustj.info »
In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, the Minister of labor, Migration and Employment of the Population Gulnora Hasanzoda noted on February 12 that interest of Russian companies in Tajikistan’s labor resources is growing. asiaplustj.info »
The Government of Tajikistan has instructed relevant bodies to approve the new list of jobs where the use of women’s labor is prohibited. An appropriate decree was issued by the Government on December 230, 2023 and was posted on the Justice Ministry’s website for legal information. asiaplustj.info »
With each passing year, labor migrants from Tajikistan in Russia come up against new difficulties in securing work permits and formalizing their right to live in the country. asiaplustj.info »
Eurasianet notes that Tajik labor migrants in Russia are trapped in a vicious circle. The value of their ruble salaries is depreciating. The pressure of Russian bureaucracy is mounting. And there is little decent employment to be found in Tajikistan – so returning home is no option. asiaplustj.info »
Up to a third of migrant workers may leave Russia due to the weakening of the ruble against the dollar and euro and, as a result, a decrease in income. This forecast was given by the head of the Uzbek diaspora in Moscow, Bahrom Ismailov, reports “Vedomosti”. asiaplustj.info »
The Ministry of Labor, Migration and Employment of the Population of Tajikistan explained the recent arrests, harassment and pressure on Tajik labor migrants, which lasted for several months. "It was a special operation "Illegal", which took place in Russia from May to June," told reporters Shahnoza Nodiri Deputy Minister of Labor, Migration and Employment of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
The Republic of Korea is delaying allocation of quotas for migrant workers from Tajikistan. The reason is that our labor migrants violated the rules of stay in this country during the first organized recruitment of labor migrants in Tajikistan for working in South Korea. asiaplustj.info »
The worsening state of the Russian economy and sustained abuse from law enforcement there is pushing ever more expatriate laborers from Tajikistan to seek out alternative countries in which to find work. asiaplustj.info »
Examination of potential migrant workers in the Russian language has begun in Dushanbe. Labor migrants have been passing the Russian language test at the Center for Pre-departure Counseling and Training of Labor Migrants, the Migration Service of the Ministry of Labor, Migration and employment of the Population (MoLMEP) since May 29. asiaplustj.info »
Radio Liberty says Russian recruiters are targeting Central Asian labor migrants at mosques and dormitories to join war in Ukraine. A report posted on Radio Liberty’s website on April 18 says Tajik migrant Foziljon Umarov recently applied to renew his expiring Russian residency permit in Nizhny Novgorod oblast, where he works as a bricklayer. asiaplustj.info »
Russian media reports say the Russian authorities plan to extend the work patent term for labor migrants up to three years Interfax notes that the Interior Ministry has agreed with the proposal of the Presidential Commissioner for Entrepreneurs' Rights Boris Titov to extend the term of a work patent for labor migrants up to three years. asiaplustj.info »
Russia’s consulting company FinExpertiza notes that inflow of labor migrants into Russia increased last year by a third. The inflow of labor migrants from Uzbekistan reportedly grew the most last year – by 377,700 people, or 35. asiaplustj.info »
The recently appointed Minister of labor, Migration and employment of the Population, Ms. Gulnora Hasanzoda, yesterday gave a news conference on the results of work carried out by the ministry last year. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik migrant workers hired by some Russian construction companies to rebuild the destroyed Mariupol reportedly complain that employers have cheated them. asiaplustj.info »
Eurasianet says desperate to bolster the size of its army in Ukraine, Russia is resorting to trickery, bribery, and intimidation to enlist foreign laborers, particularly ones from Central Asia. And this has reportedly been complicated by the steep rise in the cost of airfares to countries like Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. asiaplustj.info »
TASS says that according to data from FinExpertiza (a network of professional audit, valuation and consulting firms), 3.12 million labor migrants have entered the Russian Federation over the second quarter (April-June) this year, which is one third more than in the same period last year and “record quarterly value for at least the last six years. asiaplustj.info »
The Ministry of Labor, Migration and Employment of the Population of Tajikistan (MoLMEP) and the Dubai-based Jizan Perfumes LLC have discussed recruitment of manpower in Tajikistan for working in Dubai. asiaplustj.info »
The number of labor migrants working in Russia’s construction sector has decreased to 500,000 people, which is only a quarter of figures of late 2020, RIA Novosti reported on June 17, citing Anton Glushkov, the president of the National Builders' Association of Russia (NOSTROY). asiaplustj.info »
Under new regulations that came into force on December 29, 2021, all foreigner workers are required to undergo fingerprinting and extensive medical exams within 30 days of arrival in Russia. asiaplustj.info »
Russian Deputy Prime Minister, Marat Husnullin, has explained why labor migrants are better than Russians. According to him, they work more while get paid less. At the same time, he called for the use of foreign builders at Russian construction sites on condition of the development of strict legislation in this area. asiaplustj.info »
