Migrant Workers in Russia

Russia has a very large pool of economic migrants. Although many migrants entered Russia legally, they frequently face bureaucratic obstacles to legal employment and Russian citizenship, factors which have led to a very large "shadow economy". This book presents a comprehensive examination of migrant labour in Russia.

Anna-Liisa Heusala is a Senior Researcher in the Aleksanteri Institute, University of Helsinki, Finland. Kaarina Aitamurto is a Researcher in the Aleksanteri Institute, University of Helsinki, Finland.

1. Introduction: Russian Societal Transformation and Migrant Workers in the Shadow Economy 2. Migration policies in Russia: laws and debates 3. Russian Foreign Policy and Migrant Workers 4. Beyond Conjunctures of Russia's National Future: Migrants and Refugees in Russia's Political Discourse in 2013 and 2014 5. Migration and Transnational Informality in Post-Soviet Societies: Ethnographic Study of Po rukam ('Handshake') Experiences of Uzbek Migrant Workers in Moscow 6. Between Exploitation and Expulsion: Labour Migration, Shadow Economy, and Organized Crime 7. Religion and Discussions about the Integration of Migrants 8. Implications of Migration for the Development of Russian Social Policy 9. Conclusions: Societal and Political Consequences of the Shadow Economy in Russia