Resolution of the Russia Government as of December 12, 2015 №1358 set allowed proportion of foreign workers employed by business entities engaged in activity in certain types of economic activities in Russia in 2016.
This regulation applied to business entities operating in Russia, excluding the territory of the Republic of Crimea, Kabardino-Balkaria, Krasnodar region, Stavropol region, Astrakhan region, Volgograd Region, Voronezh Region, Lipetsk Region, Moscow Region, Rostov Region and Saratov region.
The Decree of the Government states some activities under the National Classification of Economic Activities (NACE 2) OK 029-2014 (NACE Rev. 2) and the corresponding allowable proportion of foreign workers.
Kind of economic activity | Acceptable share of foreign workers as a percentage of the total number of workers employed by a business entity |
Growing vegetables (code 01.13.1) | 50% |
Retail trade of alcoholic beverages, including beer, in specialized stores (code 47.25.1) | 15% |
Retail trade of tobacco products in specialized stores (code 47.26) | 15% |
Retailing drugs in specialized stores (pharmacies) (code 47.73) | 20% |
Retail trade in non-stationary objects of trade and markets (code 47.8) | 0% |
Retailing other stores, stalls, markets (code 47.99) | 0% |
Activity of other passenger land transport (code 49.3) | 40% |
Activities of road freight transport (code 49.41) | 35% |
Sports activities other (code 93.19) | 25% |
Business entities that are subject to this Resolution of the Government of Russia, are obliged to bring the number of foreign workers employed in accordance with the resolution by January 1, 2016
The text of the Resolution of the Government of Russia is available
here.
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