DUSHANBE, November 29, 2012, Asia-Plus — Tajikistan and Russia intend to sign an agreement on labor activity and protection of rights of Russian nationals in Tajikistan and protection of rights of Tajik nationals in Russia this year, Tajik migration service agency said.
The work on drafting this agreement was a major topic of the eighth meeting of the Tajik-Russian Working Group (WG) for Migration that took place here recently.
The meeting participants reportedly agreed that it was necessary to improve the legal foundation of the labor migration cooperation between the two countries. They also noted that it would be expedient to sign the agreement before January 1, 2013.
WG also expressed intention to work out a draft agreement on extending the term of work permit for Tajik nationals up to three years.
We will recall that the document on easing some of the registration restrictions for Tajik migrant workers coming to Russia was signed by Safiallo Devonayev, head of the Migration Service under the Government of Tajikistan, and Konstantin Romodanovsky, director of Russia’s Federal Migration Service (FMS), in Dushanbe on October 5 this year.
Under this document, the period for registration for Tajik nationals on their arrival in Russia is extended from seven to fifteen days. Besides, the term of work permit for Tajik nationals is extended up to three years.
