Russia’s National Policy on Regulating Relations in the Field of External Labor Migration

Russia’s migration policy is based on the idea of its migration attractiveness, which makes it possible to solve a number of important social, demographic, and economic problems. At the same time, the large flow of external migrants creates certain threats to national security. This article focuses on studying the potential of national labor policy instruments and employment promotion to solve the problem of decriminalization and demarginalization of the migrant workers’ community. It exposes the need in improving the performance of the state employment service in three main directions: raising the awareness of foreign citizens about the basics of labor legislation, types, procedures, and methods of obtaining public services; adaptation of individual public services to the demands and capabilities of external labor migrants; and interdepartmental interaction advancement. According to the authors of the article, each direction requires the development of the functionality of a single digital platform in the field of employment and labor relations “Work in Russia” and its integration with similar digital resources in other countries. The mechanism for protecting the labor rights and freedoms of foreign citizens also requires enhancement. The special role of trade unions and the State Labor Inspectorate in reducing the crime rate among migrants is noted. It is concluded that trade unions can significantly influence the content of local regulations adopted by employers and the resolution of certain personnel issues in relation to foreign workers, exercise control and other functions, and participate in the formation and implementation of internal state policy in the field of labor and employment promotion.