Illegal migration
Moscow Welcomes Kyrgyz Migrant Labor - Lavrov
Putin Opposes Visas for Former Soviet States
16:56 07/02/2012
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin defended the country’s immigration policy on Tuesday, saying the introduction of visas for the former Soviet republics will finally push them away out of Russia’s sphere of influence.
Russians Want Stricter Migration Policy - Survey
14:12 01/02/2012
More than 70 percent of Russians want stricter migration policies, echoing the views recently voiced by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, according to a survey conducted by the All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VTsIOM).
Unpaid Migrants Shiver Through Russian Winter
20:47 26/01/2012More than 180 migrant workers from Uzbekistan are waiting out the Russian winter in cardboard shacks, hoping to finally receive payment for farm work performed last year, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported

Putin Moves to Crack Down on Illegal Labor Migration
16:30 26/01/2012
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin proposed on Thursday an array of robust measures, including stiff laws, to deal with illegal migration ahead of the March 4 presidential election.
Putin Calls for Stricter Migrant Registration Rules
03:57 23/01/2012
Russia should have stricter registration rules for internal migrants and introduce criminal responsibility for violation of migration laws, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said.
Russian Press at a Glance, Friday, January 20, 2012
09:16 20/01/2012Hundreds missing as migrant boat sinks off Indonesia
03:13 18/12/2011
Some 300 people went missing after an overcrowded boat carrying illegal migrants, most of them from the Middle East, sank off Indonesia’s Java Island on Saturday, the ABC broadcaster said, quoting a senior emergency official.
8,000 illegal migrants deported from Moscow in fall - mayor
08:23 25/11/2011
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said some 8,000 illegal migrants were deported from the Russian capital this fall.
Russian party suggests suspending visa-free regime with Tajikistan
02:37 17/11/2011
The center-left A Just Russia party has proposed to freeze visa-free regime with Tajikistan a week after a court in the Central Asian state sentenced a Russian pilot to a lengthy prison term.
Russia deports 300 Tajik workers after pilot incarceration
15:25 15/11/2011
Russia has deported at least 300 Tajik migrant workers following the jailing of a Russian pilot in the Central Asian republic, a migrant movement leader said on Tuesday.
3Illegal labor fuels HIV and TB in Russia – health watchdog
12:50 12/10/2011
Illegal labor migration is spurring the spread of HIV and tuberculosis in Russia, the head of consumer safety watchdog Rospotrebnadzor, Gennady Onishchenko, said on Wednesday.
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