More than half of Russian companies employing migrant workers cannot employ enough foreign workers. The newspaper reports this “Kommersant” With reference to surveys conducted by hh.ru and the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP).
The newspaper states that immigrants are one of the last resources to fill the scarce labor market in Russia.
According to hh.ru, 53% of surveyed companies experience a shortage of labor resources drawn from abroad, while 46% are to some extent satisfied with the current volume of immigrant hiring. Kommersant emphasized that the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs also presented similar data.
According to the article, the main problem for more than half of Russian companies was the lack of necessary specialists. Companies complain that job applicants cannot pass the Russian language test. Authorities have also placed restrictions on the use of foreign workers and, in some cases, banned it altogether.
Last year, the number of foreign labor migrants in the Russian labor market reached approximately 3.5 million people; This is almost 1 million lower than in 2019.
economist in september reportedHe said that immigrants started to prefer South Korea and England to Russia.
Previous analysts saidWhere most labor migrants come to the Russian Federation.