Labour Migration into Russia: The Response of State and Society

The problems connected with the presence of international migrants in the Russian labour market are analysed in this article. The study reveals the role of foreign citizens in the labour market structure of the capital of Russia - Moscow - and the effect of the presence of migrants on the employment of Muscovites. The particular character of the main flows of migrants is described and its effect on different spheres of the Moscow population’s activities is determined. The study also looks at migrants’ social protection. Muscovites’ relations to international migrants of different social groups, and the causes of these relations, are defined. Finally, the article looks at possible measures regulating the flows of labour migrants.