Grigor’eva K., ‘Neravenstvo v dostupe na rynki truda Moskvy i Moskovskoy oblasti: rasputyvaya etnicheskuyu i natsionalnuyu diskriminatsiyu’ [Inequality in Access to Labour Markets in Moscow and the Moscow Region: Unravelling Ethnic and National Discrimination], Antropologicheskij forum, 2026, no. 70, pp. 137–162.

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Abstract

The article presents the results of an experimental study of barriers to access to the labour markets in Moscow and the Moscow region for applicants from Tajikistan (both Russians and foreigners). The method of correspondence testing was used, which involves sending CVs of fictitious applicants from among the ethno-national majority and minorities, matching in all parameters except ethnicity or nationality, to the same vacancies in order to establish the presence/absence of discrimination in the hiring process. To examine the impact of ethnicity and nationality on employment success, four fictitious CVs were created: a Russian applicant with Russian citizenship, a Russian applicant with Tajik citizenship, a Tajik candidate with Russian citizenship and a Tajik candidate with Tajik citizenship. Co-applicants’ names (Slavonic and Central Asian) and mother tongues (Russian and Tajik) were used as markers of ethnicity. Statistically significant differences were found in the results of the fictitious applicants, with the finding that belonging to both a national and ethnic minority more than halved the chances of an applicant being invited for an interview compared to a candidate belonging to the majority. In addition, the study showed that ethnic discrimination may be caused by employers’ misconception that such markers as a Slavonic name and native Russian language automatically indicate the possession of Russian citizenship.