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September 9, 2025

Spencer in Eurasianet on Russia’s increasing restrictions on Central Asian migrants

On September 9, Katherine Spencer, program assistant at the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center, was published in Eurasianet on Russia’s increasing restrictions on foreign workers amidst the country’s labor shortage.

Central Asian migrants are increasingly being punished by a Russian paradox in which the government continues tightening restrictions on foreign workers despite a dire labor shortage.

Katherine Spencer

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