Russia
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In Russia, the shortage of drivers is increasing due to the strengthening of legislative requirements aimed at regulating the migration and taxi services industry. By the end of the year, 130,000 taxi drivers will be needed. A shortage of drivers is expected to cause taxi fares to rise by "tens of percent".
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At the moment, the world is on the verge of reshaping. Signs of this can be seen in the world-shaking events. Before the Russo-Ukrainian war, the war between the weakening empire - the United States and the newly emerging power - China had already begun in a sense.
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Russian troops attacked the Ukrainian city of Poltava with two ballistic missiles. As a result, at least 41 people died, more than 180 people were injured. Rockets hit the territory of an educational institution and a hospital.
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In the next large-scale drone attack by Russia against Ukraine, a suicide drone of the Shahed type entered the territory of the Gomil region of Belarus. A Belarusian HHK fighter jet followed the drone for 20 minutes and then blew it up.
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The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs reported that about 630,000 illegal immigrants live in the country. In order for them to leave the country voluntarily, a special register of controlled persons will be introduced in 2025. It is noted that in 2023, the number of labor migrants legally in the Russian Federation did not exceed 3.5 million people. Most of them are citizens of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.
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The vice-president of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Elena Dibova, said in an interview to NTV that there are no people working in military factories in the country, and proposed to ban services, including courier and taxi, and send those working in these fields to military factories.
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Deputies of the LDPR are developing a draft law that would ban migrant workers from moving their families to Russia. According to the representative of the State Duma, this will further worsen the situation related to the lack of labor force.
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Against the backdrop of the massive departure of labor migrants from Russia, employers are forced to increase the monthly salaries of migrants. This, in turn, causes an increase in the cost of goods and services and a decrease in their quality - a study by "Moscow Komsomolets".
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145,000 marriages and 160,000 divorces were registered in Russia in the first three months of this year. Experts say that divorces are not caused by financial problems, but rather by the weakness of the spiritual bond between the spouses, the lack of ability to adapt to each other and negotiate. Also, there is a low rate of divorce among those married under 30 years of age.