Denisenko, M., & Mukomel, V. (2021). Labor migration in Russia during the coronavirus pandemic. Demographic Review, 7(5), 42-62. https: ...

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Abstract

The introduction of quarantine measures in connection with the coronavirus pandemic was accompanied by the blocking of cross-border communications and the restriction of the activities of enterprises in most sectors of  the  economy.  Labor  migrants  and  members  of  their  families  staying  on  the  territory  of  Russia  found themselves in a difficult situation. The decline in employment, primarily in those areas where migrants work, has made foreign citizens one of the most vulnerable social groups. The first layer of issues considered in the article is associated with an assessment of the situation in which migrants have found themselves in Russia. In what types of economic activity has the decline in employment become particularly painful for migrants? What is their financial situation? To what extent are they ready to leave Russia if transport communications are restored? What are their immediate and long-term plans related to work and life in Russia? The second focus  of  the  study  is  on  potential  migrants  who  were unable  to  enter  Russia  after  the  severance  of international transport links. What is their economic situation at home? How quickly are they going to leave for Russia if restrictions on international travel are lifted? What are their short -term and long-term plans related  to  their  stay  in  Russia?  This  article  is  devoted  to  finding answers  to  these  questions,  based on an online  survey  of 2,695 foreign citizens (including 1,304 migrants located in Russia and 1,391 abroad), as well as a telephone survey of 300 labor migrants in the Moscow metropolis conducted in the first half of June 2020.

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