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Starting in April 2026, the Samara region of Russia will impose restrictions on migrant labor in several sectors. The corresponding decree was signed by the region’s governor, Vyacheslav Fedorishchev, TASS reports . asiaplustj.info »
The State Duma (Russia’s lower chamber of parliament) has approved a law tightening the rules for obtaining mandatory health insurance (OMS) for labor migrants, excluding highly-qualified specialists, says the website of the lower house of parliament. asiaplustj.info »
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law expanding the grounds for terminating employment contracts with foreign nationals. RBC reports that according to the amendments to Article 327. asiaplustj.info »
The Ministry of Labor, Migration and Employment of Tajikistan has announced the admission of qualified German language teachers to implement a training program for migrant workers. asiaplustj.info »
St. Petersburg Mayor Alexander Beglov has signed a decree that will bar migrant workers with patent-based work permits from driving taxis in the city starting October 1, 2025. RBC says the move, officially aimed at “improving the quality and safety of taxi services and expanding employment opportunities for Russian citizens. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan’s Agency for Overseas Employment has announced that 600 citizens are being recruited for jobs in South Korea under a bilateral labor agreement. According to the agency, positions are available in construction, manufacturing, agriculture, food processing, and other sectors. asiaplustj.info »
Starting September 1, migrant workers in Moscow and the Moscow region will be required to install a special mobile application that allows authorities to monitor their movements. Those who refuse face possible deportation. asiaplustj.info »
The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has announced its self-dissolution, BBC’s Russian Service reported on May 12, citing the Kurdish TV channel Rudaw . The decision was reportedly made during the party's 12th congress, held on May 5–7. asiaplustj.info »
Afghan media, citing Taliban representatives, have reported that eight Afghan workers were reportedly killed in an explosion at a coal mine in northern Tajikistan. Tajik authorities, however, have not confirmed or commented on the accident. asiaplustj.info »
On the eve of the holy month of Ramadan, the Chairman of the Council of Ulema of Tajikistan (the only fatwa-issuing body in the country), Saidmukarram Abdulqodirzoda, issued a fatwa stating that workers of the Roghun hydropower plant (HPP) are allowed to break their fast on workdays. asiaplustj.info »
Unable to find work at home, millions of Central Asians have traveled to Russia over the years in search of better employment opportunities. asiaplustj.info »
Russia needs migrant workers to sustain its development and address the pressures of a shrinking population, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told RIA Novosti in an interview on November 22. “Migrants are a necessity. asiaplustj.info »
An accident at the construction site of the Roghun hydropower plant has claimed the lives of three workers and injured another, according to the Service for the State Supervision of Safe Work in Industry and Mining under the Government of Tajikistan (Service). The incident reportedly occurred on November 12. asiaplustj.info »
For the first time, the Republican Scientific Center for Cardiovascular Surgery conducted venous stenting on a 31-year-old patient who had been suffering from deep vein thrombosis in the legs for more than 25 years, reads a statement released by Tajikistan’s Ministry of Health and Social Protection of Population (MoHSPP). asiaplustj.info »
This week saw a series of announcements from Russian regional authorities implementing prohibitions on hiring foreign workers in various industries. Kommersant reports that in Irkutsk oblast, Governor Igor Kobzev has signed a decree that restricts foreign citizens with work patents from working in several major sectors. asiaplustj.info »
In Tajikistan, specialists are leaving the field of land reclamation and irrigation due to low wages. The authorities plan to increase their wages by paying for water supply services. But water users either do not want or cannot pay for irrigation water. asiaplustj.info »
Russian media outlets report that State Duma (Russia’s lower chamber of parliament) Deputy Speaker said that creation of a digital profile for every migrant worker coming to Russia is planned to track migrant's movements. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik and Uzbek textile workers are planning to launch joint venture in the field of silkworm breeding this year. Tajik enterprise manufacturing atlas and adras (vivid and fine traditional fabrics), Atlasi Khujand, and Samarkand textile workers, engaged in processing cocoon and producing silk tread, are planning to launch the joint venture Samarkand-Sughd Silk this year. asiaplustj.info »
The Ministry of Construction, Housing and Utilities of the Russian Federation, has announced a shortage of 200,000 workers in the country’s construction sector. asiaplustj.info »
The Ministry of Labor, Migration and Employment of the Population of the Republic of Tajikistan says the 18th session of the Tajikistan-Russia intergovernmental commission for trade and economic cooperation, co-chaired by Tajik Prime Minister Qohir Rasoulzoda and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksey Overchuk, in particular, discussed labor migration cooperation issues. asiaplustj.info »
A report released by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in September this year notes that Tajikistan is experiencing significant adverse economic and social impacts from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. asiaplustj.info »
Radio Liberty says thousands of laborers from Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan came to Britain this year under the U.K. government’s Seasonal Workers Scheme designed to address a severe shortage of farm workers due to Brexit. asiaplustj.info »
The State Duma (Russia’s lower chamber of parliament) denounced the agreement on pension guarantees for citizens of the CIS countries, which has been in force since 1992. The decision was formalized as a federal law, The Moscow News reports . asiaplustj.info »
Russian media reports says new rules that came into effect on December 29 impose mandatory fingerprint registration and photography in addition for medical examinations for foreign citizens arriving in Russia for employment purposes and those arriving in Russia for purposes other than work for a period exceeding 90 calendar days. asiaplustj.info »
Russia has been a top destination for millions of Central Asian migrant workers since the collapse of the Soviet Union three decades ago and a much smaller portion of the region's laborers went to Kazakhstan in the first years after the Soviet Union’s demise. Ms. asiaplustj.info »
26,300 health workers in Tajikistan have reportedly been vaccinated against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) so far, which is 51. 5 percent of the overall number health workers in the country. Ms. asiaplustj.info »
After riots perpetrated by local workers, Uzbek company Enter Engineering has reportedly hired hundreds of Bangladeshi workers. On November 8, Enter Engineering reportedly brought 239 Bangladeshi workers by a special charter flight to Tashkent. According to Central Asia. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik government has obligated local employers to pay allowances to fly-in/fly-out employees and mobile workers. A relevant decree on conditions and procedure of payment and rates of allowances paid to fly-in/fly-out employees and mobile workers was signed by the government on August 27. asiaplustj.info »
New analysis by Amnesty International (AI) has found that at least 7,000 health workers have died around the world after contracting COVID-19. At least 1,320 health workers are confirmed to have died in Mexico alone, the highest known figure for any country. asiaplustj.info »
President Emomali Rahmon is holding a meeting with representative of the country’s health sector today, a source within the Tajik government told Asia-Plus in an interview. asiaplustj.info »
A group of Polish health workers who arrived in Tajikistan by a special charter flight on June 7 today left Dushanbe for the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) to get acquainted with the process of treatment of COVID-19 patients in the region, Deputy Minister of Health and Social Protection of the Population, Mirhamuddin Kamolzoda, told Asia-Plus Tuesday afternoon. asiaplustj.info »
