EMPLOYERS OF MIGRANTS: WHO, HOW, AND WHY HIRE FOREIGN WORKERS?
https://doi.org/10.48137/23116412_2025_4_90
Abstract
This article provides a brief overview of Russian research on organizations that employ foreign workers. The results of a survey of Moscow employers who hired foreign workers in 2021–2023 are presented. It examines which companies most frequently hire migrants, the reasons why Russian employers employ foreign workers, the main channels for finding foreign workers, and the reasons and locations for the most widespread practices of illegal and informal employment of foreigners.
About the Author
K. S. Grigor’eva
The Institute of China and Modern Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Grigor’eva Kseniya S. – Candidate of Sociological Sciences, Senior Researcher
Moscow
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For citations:
Grigor’eva K.S. EMPLOYERS OF MIGRANTS: WHO, HOW, AND WHY HIRE FOREIGN WORKERS? Post–Soviet Continent. 2025;(4):90-103. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.48137/23116412_2025_4_90
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