India and Russia on Friday (December 5, 2025) signed two agreements that will enhance the mobility of Indian semi-skilled and skilled workers to Russia, as official sources indicated that New Delhi will increasingly utilise India’s “strength” in the category of “semi-skilled workers” in the coming years.
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A list of outcomes after the 23rd India-Russia annual summit said a pact was signed between the two sides on “Temporary Labour Activity of Citizens of one State in the Territory of the other State” and a second agreement between the two governments on “Cooperation in Combating Irregular Migration”.
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An official said that the mobility agreements will provide a framework for employment of Indian workers in Russia and ensure that they do not face difficulties met by Indians who were fraudulently lured by agents to fight for the Russian armed forces in Ukraine during the past three years. “Mobility agreements will help us to know where our global job-seekers are going,” said a source.
