Russian Handbook Outrages Migrant Workers

October 24, 2012 from Euronews

A guide for migrants living in Russia has outraged workers from former Soviet republics by portraying them as brooms, brushes and other tools instead of people. Activists say the guide, which portrays Russians as people, highlights the discrimination faced by poor, mostly Muslim, migrants to Russia.

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Russia or, also officially known as the Russian Federation, is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects. From northwest to southeast, Russia shares land borders with Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania an... Explore this topic

Migrant worker

The term migrant worker has different official meanings and connotations in different parts of the world. The United Nations' definition is broad, including any people working outside of their home country. The term can also be used to describe someone who migrates within a co... Explore this topic

Tajikistan

Tajikistan, officially the Republic of Tajikistan, is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. It borders Afghanistan to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit Baltistan in Pakistan are separate... Explore this topic

Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is the only doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of only two such countries worldwide. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turk... Explore this topic

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非政府组织是一个不属于政府、不由国家建立的组织，通常独立于政府。虽然从定义上包含以营利为目的的企业，但该名词一般仅限于非商业化、合法的、与社会文化和环境相关的倡导群体。非政府组织通常是非营利组织，他们的基金至少有一部分来源于私人捐款。现在该名词的使用一般与联合国或由联合国指派的权威非政府组织相关。由于各国文化、法律等的差异，不同国家对这个概念的指称所适用的对象范围也各不相同。美国一般称之为“非营利组织”、“独立组织”或“第三部门”，英国称之为“志愿组织”，还有许多国家则用“社团”称之。由于一些人认为“非政府组织”被滥用了，因为它可以涵盖一切非政... Explore this topic

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