Russia’s attractiveness for labor migrants going down
21.05.2019,
13:31
Russia’s attractiveness for labor migrants is going down, Russia’s Kommersant reports referring to the Russian Public Opinion Research Center. According to the center-conducted surveys, on average, 77% population in the Eurasian Economic Union member countries supports the principle of freedom of movement, employment, residing and studying in the union’s territory.
YEREVAN, May 21. /ARKA/. Russia’s attractiveness for labor migrants is going down, Russia’s Kommersant reports referring to the Russian Public Opinion Research Center. According to the center-conducted surveys, on average, 77% population in the Eurasian Economic Union member countries supports the principle of freedom of movement, employment, residing and studying in the union’s territory.
In Russia the rate of the people opposing laborers from the outside is higher than in other countries of the union – 53% of responders showed this sentiment now, while in 2012 only 46.
The center’s report says demand for outside human resources at Russia’s market is gradually going down as well.
This situation, along with intolerance for foreign workers by the majority of Russia’s population, may drive these countries’ interest in Russia also in other areas.
It is remarkable that Russian citizens have little interest in temporary employment in the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (only 3% said they were ready to do that).
According to statistical reports, migration grew in Russia by 124,900 people in 2018, but this growth couldn’t fill the gap caused by natural outflow from the country.
To spur interest in migration to Russia, the country’s government has already embarked on facilitation of procedures necessary for staying and working in Russia. However, such measures are unlikely to change Russian citizens’ attitude toward migrants. -0---
In Russia the rate of the people opposing laborers from the outside is higher than in other countries of the union – 53% of responders showed this sentiment now, while in 2012 only 46.
The center’s report says demand for outside human resources at Russia’s market is gradually going down as well.
This situation, along with intolerance for foreign workers by the majority of Russia’s population, may drive these countries’ interest in Russia also in other areas.
It is remarkable that Russian citizens have little interest in temporary employment in the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (only 3% said they were ready to do that).
According to statistical reports, migration grew in Russia by 124,900 people in 2018, but this growth couldn’t fill the gap caused by natural outflow from the country.
To spur interest in migration to Russia, the country’s government has already embarked on facilitation of procedures necessary for staying and working in Russia. However, such measures are unlikely to change Russian citizens’ attitude toward migrants. -0---
