Head of Yakutia imposed a ban on engagement and use of foreign labor in the republic. A copy of the document was published on one of Telegram channels.
The decree was signed on March 27, 2019. It imposes a ban on engagement by business entities operating in the territory of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) of foreign citizens who are working on the basis of licenses in certain types of economic activity.
Aisen Nikolaev expanded the list of types of economic activity that were prohibited to hire foreign workers by new types of professional, scientific and technical activities. Thus, foreign citizens engaged in labor activities on the basis of licenses will not be able to engage in law, accounting, architecture and engineering design, research and development, and other professional scientific and technical activities.
In addition, the ban has been imposed on production of food products, beverages, clothing, on passenger transportation in urban and suburban transport communication, passenger taxis and rented vehicles with drivers, road freight transport, education and healthcare, and other activities.
In total, the head of Yakutia has imposed the ban on 33 types of economic activity in the field of agriculture, forestry, hunting, manufacturing, construction, trade, transportation, hotel activities, real estate, scientific and technical activities, as well as in education, health care and social services.
After publication of messages in many media about the ban imposed, office of the head of Yakutia assured that the ban on migrant work would not be applied to the Kyrgyz citizens and citizens of the Eurasian Economic Union.
Anti-migrant campaigns started in Yakutsk after the city’s Investigation Committee announced that three unknown persons forced a woman to get into a car on Sunday morning, March 17. According to investigators, the suspect drove to a garage, where he abused the victim.
The criminal case was opened under the articles «Rape» and «Abduction of a Person» of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
After the incident, residents of Yakutsk held a rally against migrants. The head of Yakutia, in her speech, promised to fight illegal migration. Later, Sardana Avksentieva noted that the situation was taken under her control. The mayor of Yakutsk assured of ensuring safety of citizens of the Kyrgyz Republic in the city and guaranteed an immediate response in case of threats.
