Russia is expanding its global labor imports amid sanctions pressure

10.07.2025 | Economy

The Russian government is undertaking a large-scale strategy to replenish its workforce by actively attracting foreign workers from various countries, compensating for the critical shortage of personnel.

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The diplomatic channels of the Russian Federation are currently conducting intensive negotiations with multiple countries regarding labor migration. Official representative Besedin confirmed the large-scale efforts to expand international worker cooperation.

The strategic plan includes targeted attraction of workers from Sri Lanka, North Korea, China, India, and other countries. North Korean specialists are of particular interest, whose qualifications are determined to be extremely high.

Statistics from the past year show impressive results - Russian enterprises have hired around 47 thousand foreign workers from various countries. Additionally, the Taliban movement has negotiated a tenfold increase in labor migrants from Afghanistan.

The latest initiatives include attracting workers even from extremely poor countries like Myanmar. These unprecedented steps are a direct result of serious personnel shortages caused by demographic challenges and significant human losses.