The number of Central Asian migrant workers moving to East Asia and the West increasing
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 »
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Kremlin spokesman says Russia needs migrant workers amid ‘strained demographic situation’
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 »
2024-11-23 14:27
Three workers killed, one other injured in accident at Roghun hydropower plant construction site
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 »
2024-11-14 09:28
Tajik health workers perform first venous stenting for a patient with thrombosis
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 »
2024-11-13 13:14
Migrant workers are facing increasing restrictions in Russia as several regions introduce new bans on employment in key economic sectors.
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 »
2024-10-16 13:38
Reclamation workers in Tajikistan quit due to low wages
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 »
2024-5-3 09:17
Russia to create digital profiles of migrant workers
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 »
2024-3-29 13:55
Tajik, Uzbek textile workers plan to launch joint venture in the field of silkworm breeding
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 »
2023-3-1 15:19
Russia now experiences shortage of 200,000 construction workers, says Russian construction official
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 »
2023-2-28 08:29
Russia develops mobile application to help migrant workers find work
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 »
2022-11-10 14:31
ADB expects a sharp drop in Tajik migrant workers’ remittances from Russia
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 »
2022-11-9 09:45
Central Asian migrant workers hired for seasonal jobs in UK want more work to cover expenses
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 »
2022-8-22 09:07
Russia decides to refuse to pay pensions to guest workers due to lack of money in the budget
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 »
2022-5-25 09:44
New entry requirements for migrant workers come into effect in Russia
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 »
2021-12-29 13:34
Central Asian migrant workers choosing Kazakhstan over Russia despite lower pay
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 »
2021-6-4 08:14
More than 26,000 health workers in Tajikistan vaccinated against COVID-19 so far
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 »
2021-4-6 09:35
After riots perpetrated by local workers Uzbek company reportedly hires workers from Bangladesh
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 »
2020-11-11 13:13
Tajik employers obligated to pay allowances to fly-in/fly-out employees and mobile workers
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 »
2020-9-8 14:00
AI analysis reveals over 7,000 health workers have died from COVID-19
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 »
2020-9-5 15:39
President to hold meeting with health workers today
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 »
2020-8-18 08:55
Polish health workers visit Gorno Badakhshan
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 »