DEC. 5 2022 (The Bulletin) — Russia has hired dozens of Tajik labourers to rebuild occupied-Mariupol, destroyed by a heavy bombardment in the first three months of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, RFE/RL reported. RFE reported that Tajik labourers had been lured to Mariupol by the promise of high wages but that these had not been paid. They also complained about food and accommodation.
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— This story was published in issue 531 of the Central Asia & South Caucasus Bulletin, on Dec. 19 2022
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