Global Voices Online

Russia: Economic Crisis and Migrant Workers

Monday, October 13th, 2008 @ 23:49 UTC

by Veronica Khokhlova

Countries:: Russia, Tajikistan
Topics:: Business, Economics, Ethnicity, Finance, Governance, Labor, International Relations, Politics

Moscow Through Brown Eyes writes about the impact of the economic crisis on Russia's Central Asian migrant workers.

Posted by Veronica Khokhlova

Print Version

Start the conversation

Recent Links also in Central Asia & Caucasus

Nick writes that a number of international media outlets are reporting that at least 40 young children, mostly babies, have been infected with HIV at a regional hospital in Namangan, east of Uzbekistan.

Akmal writes a story about ancient Uzbek city Khiva, “a fascinating place - one of the world’s largest open air museums.”

KZBlog reports that in another move to expand the ruling Nur Otan Party's control over Kazakhstan’s politics and society, it is considering creating a media holding company.