A potential federal program in Russia aims to streamline the recruitment of migrant workers. This development was reported by RBC, which cited a forthcoming government initiative.
The document outlines plans for a strategic discussion later this month on the federal project Quality Labor Migration. The focus is to enhance the oversight and governance of foreign worker recruitment by introducing an organized recruitment operator, the Work in Russia Personnel Center, designed to serve as a central hub for Russian employers seeking international talent.
Key proposals include conducting medical examinations for foreign workers outside Russia, taking fingerprints, and assessing Russian language proficiency. There is also a proposal to assign a single employer to each foreign worker and to broaden the range of origin countries.
According to the report, the project appeared in an early draft of the national program titled Personnel, which was discussed at interagency meetings in June.
The Ministry of Labor stated that the structure of the Personnel program has not yet been finalized and that the content of the future national project is still being refined.
In late June there was coverage of a bill submitted to the State Duma that would test the Russian language skills of immigrant children.
Earlier estimates from the Higher School of Economics suggested that Russia might require around 1.1 million migrants annually to sustain population and economic goals.