Regarding restrictions for hiring of foreign employees in a number of business sectors in 2020

25.06.2019

According to the draft prepared by the Ministry of Labor, it was proposed to keep the maximum permissible share of foreign employees established in the current year in a number of sectors of the economy.

Also, the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Utilities of the Russian Federation offered the provided exceptions on this project in the construction sphere for a number of regions: The Amur region, the Republics of Buryatia, Moscow, excluding Khabarovsk Krai.

The Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation proposed establishing a quota of foreign employees also in the sphere of cultivation of vegetables, the amount of which will be 50% across all territory of the Russian Federation.

These innovations will allow bettering regulating the recruitment of foreign nationals, based on the regional characteristics of the labor market, as well as the employment of citizens of the Russian Federation as a priority.