Has Emomali Rahmon forgotten about migrants in Russia?

President Rahmon met with the head of Tatarstan but forgot about labor migrants.

According to the press service of the President of Tajikistan, on September 4, 2023, a meeting took place between the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon and the head of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov.

It is reported that the parties discussed strengthening and expanding direct economic ties between economic entities and business circles in the real sector of the economy, the implementation of investment projects, and the expansion of cultural and humanitarian ties.

However, during the meeting of the heads of the republics, the issue of ensuring the rights and safety of labor migrants was not raised.

Earlier, the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon met with the Deputy Chairman of the Government of Russia Marat Khusnullin, where “due attention was paid to issues of migration interaction, particularly strengthening the legal and social protection of labor migrants.”

Currently, more than 2 million natives of Tajikistan live in Russia on a permanent and temporary basis. Some have chosen this country as a new homeland for themselves and their children. From this vast number of migrants, who make up more than 30% of the population of Tajikistan and nearly 75% of the working-age population, tens of thousands live and work in Tatarstan.