Russian City Plans Restricting Foreigners in Taxi Jobs
(MENAFN) St. Petersburg authorities are preparing to introduce a regulation that will restrict non-Russian workers from engaging in taxi and delivery services until the conclusion of 2025.
The draft measure, revealed on the city government’s official platform this Wednesday, outlines new employment limitations for foreigners in specific service sectors.
This forthcoming policy chiefly affects individuals from nations outside the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) who are employed under so-called "labor patents"—a legal permit for workers from countries like Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.
Conversely, citizens from EAEU member states—Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan—would not be subject to these constraints.
Under this directive, the prohibition would extend to drivers of both taxis and rental cars, in addition to couriers and food delivery personnel.
The enactment of the regulation is scheduled for July, and businesses will be granted a three-month window to align with the new directives.
This decision follows recent initiatives by the Russian Interior Ministry in April, which included large-scale enforcement efforts.
These involved the confiscation of 2,400 electric bicycles and the detainment of more than 1,200 non-citizens for unauthorized employment.
The city’s Labor and Employment Committee is also anticipated to propose prolonging these limits into 2026, signaling a broader policy trend.
Should the regulation be approved, logistics companies would be obligated to maintain detailed records of deliveries and ensure all couriers are equipped with tracking devices.
Those utilizing transport would be restricted to a speed cap of 15 kilometers per hour, with designated "movement zones" established.
Each courier and their equipment would need to display a uniform identification number, and the appearance of couriers would be governed by standards defined by the transport authority.
Earlier, in February, Mikhail Romanov, a member of the State Duma, voiced his worries about delivery workers, pointing to ongoing traffic breaches on narrow walkways.
Nonetheless, the introduction of this policy reportedly took many lawmakers and industry participants by surprise.
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