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10-15 Million Migrants Work in Russia
24.11.2006 16:03 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Various estimates put the number of
foreign workers in Russia at between 10 million and 15
million people, but only 500,000 of them are working
legally. This is the root cause of many problems,
including poor working conditions and low pay for
immigrants working illegally, violations of their
rights, and criminalisation of unlawful employment,
Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview
with Russkaya Mysl newspaper. `A number of legislative
initiatives have already been passed which, on the one
hand, make it easier for foreign workers to register,
and on the other hand, toughen the penalties for
breaking the immigration rules and unlawfully using
foreign labor. We also intend to encourage immigration
to the parts of the country and the economic sectors
that are important for Russia’s development and that
face labor shortages,’ he said.