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Russia is changing its approach to foreign labor, moving toward a model of return migration. Minister of Economic Development Maksim Reshetnikov announced the shift at the plenary session of the All-Russian Labor Protection Week in Sochi, TASS reported.
“If we are going to develop under conditions of a labor shortage, then, of course, we will have to attract migrants. But we need to complete the process we have already begun — when our approach to migration is based on the principle: came, worked, left,” the minister said. “Everything is fair: they come from other countries, earn money, receive money, and leave. We don’t need families here, we don’t have to educate anyone [in schools] who isn’t a citizen of our country. That is how the system is being built. But I think no one is seriously ready to rely on migration as a long-term solution.”
Reshetnikov also said the main task now is increasing the productivity of the local workforce. For this purpose, the government has developed a special project that takes into account the opportunities of the platform economy, Kommersant reported.
Russian authorities have been tightening rules for migrants in recent years, with additional restrictions imposed by some regions. Since September 1, Moscow and the Moscow region have introduced an experimental regime requiring foreign nationals from visa-free countries to use the mobile app Amina. Migrants must use the app to register their place of residence and provide access to geolocation. Failure to comply may result in deregistration and possible inclusion in the Register of Controlled Persons.
