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Russia Seeks One Million Indian Workers Amid Labor Shortage

7/15/2025

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In a bold move to combat its labor shortage, Russia aims to welcome up to one million skilled workers from India by the end of the year, focusing on industrial areas like Sverdlovsk. With local youth shunning factory jobs and many workers sent to Ukraine, Russia is also eyeing laborers from Sri Lanka and North Korea to fill the gap.

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In a bold move to combat its labor shortage, Russia aims to welcome up to one million skilled workers from India by the end of the year, focusing on industrial areas like Sverdlovsk. With local youth shunning factory jobs and many workers sent to Ukraine, Russia is also eyeing laborers from Sri Lanka and North Korea to fill the gap.