There may be more immigrants in Russia The Ministry of Labor has proposed to increase the quota of foreign workers by 37% in 2027, reports Interfax. If the initiative is approved, companies will be able to get up to 383 thousand work permits instead of 279 thousand today. We are talking about experts from visa countries, including China, India, Vietnam and Bangladesh. They plan to attract them to construction sites and large industries where there is a shortage of workers. The Ministry of Labor emphasized that approval to employ foreigners is only given if the company was unable to find workers in its area.