AUCA Tian Shan Policy Center presented its research on labor migration in Russia

January 17, 2019

AUCA TSPC presented its research on labor migration 2017-2018 at the international conference. Practices of violations and protection of labor rights of internal and external migrants in the territory of the Russian Federation were discussed during the event.

The conference was held in December 2018 in Yekaterinburg, Russia.

Deputies of the Legislative Assembly in the Sverdlovsk Region of the Russian Federation, representatives of government agencies, embassies and consulates, international and non-governmental organizations, higher education institutions, information and research centers, centers for comprehensive support for migrants and media from five countries: Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan attended the meeting.

Representatives of the State Labor Inspectorate, the Prosecutor's Office and the tax service in the Sverdlovsk region of the Russian Federation spoke about the operation processes of their bodies to reduce the level of illegal employment, as well as the practice of protecting the rights of employees, including foreign citizens, in the absence of an employment contract or any relationship with the employer.

The Human rights ombudsmen, human rights defenders, representatives of international organizations, NGOs, crisis centers from the countries of Central Asia shared their experiences in helping vulnerable migrant workersand victims of trafficking.