MOSCOW, May 5. /TASS/. Half of foreign workers in Russia are qualified specialists, while employers are increasingly moving away from reliance on a shadow foreign labor force, the country’s Security Council reported.

TASS has gathered the key statements from the council.

A total of 3,300 foreign nationals who share Russia’s traditional values have requested temporary residence in the country over the past 18 months: "As many as 3,000 requests have been granted."

Employers in Russia are increasingly abandoning the use of a shadow foreign labor force: "Statistics reveal a growing number of foreign citizens holding valid documents authorizing them to work in Russia."

Half of foreign workers in Russia are qualified specialists.