"From January 1 ... for illegal employment, in addition to fines (up to five thousand rubles), measures related to expulsion from Russia and a ban on return entry may be taken against foreigners," the press center said.

Employers for illegal attraction of foreign citizens to work may be subject to fines (up to 800 thousand rubles) for each such employee.

In May, the head of the State Duma Committee on Labor, Social Policy and Veterans Affairs, Yaroslav Nilov, in an interview with RT, commented on the idea of ​​using prisoners in those jobs in which labor migrants are currently involved.

At the same time, according to Nilov, this process must be approached "carefully and carefully", observing all the labor rights of citizens.

Russian Justice Minister Konstantin Chuichenko also commented on the idea of ​​replacing labor migrants with prisoners.