Russian Factories Hired Nearly 50K Foreign Workers in 2024
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Russian Factories Hired Nearly 50K Foreign Workers in 2024 – Labor Ministry
Russian factories hired 47,000 foreign workers in 2024, Vedomosti reports. The number exceeded the government-set quota of 40,500 workers by 16%. The latest data comes as Russia grapples with a shrinking domestic workforce.
According to the data, the number of foreign workers recruited to work at factories exceeded the government-set quota of 40,500 workers by 16%.
These workers predominantly came from China, India, Turkey, Serbia and other countries whose citizens need visas to travel to Russia, a ministry representative told Vedomosti.
The latest data comes as Russia grapples with a shrinking domestic workforce, a trend accelerated by demographic decline and the exodus of skilled professionals following the invasion of Ukraine and ensuing Western sanctions.