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Russia says it is looking to simplify entry requirements for migrant workers, to aid industries like construction and agriculture that are facing labor shortages due to the pandemic. asiaplustj.info »
In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, the head of the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT), Hokim Kholiqzoda, revealed on February 10 that a volume of remittances sent by physical entities to Tajikistan last year fell 6.3 percent compared to 2019. asiaplustj.info »
Eurasianet says the need to get to Russia for work drives some in Tajikistan to desperate measures. Same Khojayev, a young man from the southern district of Khovaling, came up with a convoluted way to circumvent travel restrictions imposed over the COVID-19 outbreak. asiaplustj.info »
Migration for work is an important livelihood option for many households in Tajikistan due to limited job opportunities. Labor migrants are a critical component in the economy of Tajikistan and remittances from migrant workers keep many struggling families at home above the poverty line and significantly supplement the country’s foreign currency reserves. asiaplustj.info »
The Ministry of Construction, Housing and Utilities of the Russian Federation has proposed to simplify the entry of migrants into the country for work in the construction sector. The proposal on simplifying the entry of migrants into the country has been submitted for consideration to the Government, according to TASS . asiaplustj.info »
Migration for work is an important livelihood option for many households in Tajikistan due to limited job opportunities. Labor migrants are a critical component in the economy of Tajikistan and remittances from migrant workers keep many struggling families at home above the poverty line and significantly supplement the country’s foreign currency reserves. asiaplustj.info »
Moscow construction company Renessans-Tekhnologii LLC (Renaissance Technologies LLC) reportedly intends to recruit 650 labor migrants from Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has signed a decree approving the quota for foreigners entering the Russian Federation on the basis of visa, Parliamentskaya Gazeta ( Parliament Newspaper ) says . asiaplustj.info »
The Russian authorities may allow some categories of labor migrants to enter the country as one of the key problems facing Russia’s construction sector is shortage of manpower. asiaplustj.info »
The issue of opening a representative office of the Association of Legal Aid to Labor Migrants in Dushanbe is currently under consideration, according to the Russian Embassy in Dushanbe. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik labor migrants complain that the Tajik Embassy in Moscow is allegedly selling negative coronavirus tests, which are necessary to travel from Russia to Tajikistan by charter flights. Representatives of Tajik diplomatic mission say this is just a recommendation. asiaplustj.info »
Dozens of Tajik and Uzbek migrants trapped in Russia amid the coronavirus pandemic were pushed back by guards when they tried to cross the border into Kazakhstan, according to Radio Liberty . A one-minute video posted on the Mash Telegram channel shows a line of migrants in Samara region, which borders Kazakhstan, walking down a road where they are met by Russians in uniform. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan experiences multiple natural hazards such as avalanches, earthquakes, floods, mudflows and landslides every year. According to data from the Emergencies Committee under the Government of Tajikistan, there are 381 disaster-prone areas in the country, with more than 30 percent of them being landslide-prone areas. asiaplustj.info »
Labor migrants were almost twice as likely as Russians to lose their jobs during the coronavirus pandemic, new research has found. asiaplustj.info »
Bodies of 50 Tajik labor migrants have reportedly been transported to Tajikistan by land by specially equipped vehicles. According Radio Ozodi , human rights activists in Moscow say it has become possible thanks to the help of philanthropists. asiaplustj.info »
Russia is expected to compile data based on foreign citizens arriving in the country. The Russian Interior Ministry’s official website says the creation of a platform containing information about foreign nationals arriving in the country is required by the Plan of Actions on Implementation of the 2019-2025 National Migration Policy of Russia in 2020-2022. asiaplustj.info »
Russia’s deepening economic crisis is on the verge of spilling into some of the most remittance-dependent economies in the world. Migrant workers from the former-Soviet Union send $13 billion home each year from Russia, where they are allowed to work visa-free. asiaplustj.info »
