{"id":35480,"date":"2025-03-23T18:22:19","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T15:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/?p=35480"},"modified":"2025-03-23T18:22:19","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T15:22:19","slug":"systema-must-have-slavic-appearance-ethnic-discrimination-in-russia-is-rampant-and-often-written-right-into-government-contracts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/en\/news\/publications-about-us\/media-about-us\/systema-must-have-slavic-appearance-ethnic-discrimination-in-russia-is-rampant-and-often-written-right-into-government-contracts\/","title":{"rendered":"Systema: \u2018Must have Slavic appearance\u2019 Ethnic discrimination in Russia is rampant \u2014 and often written right into government contracts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Russian organizations, both public and private, often impose discriminatory requirements on contractors, a new post<\/a> from RFE\/RL\u2019s Russian investigative unit, Systema, highlights. Many official tender documents explicitly state that cleaning, security, and equipment installation must be handled exclusively by people of \u201cSlavic appearance.\u201d In some cases, individuals of \u201cCaucasian heritage\u201d (i.e. people who appear to be from the Caucasus region) are explicitly barred from certain facilities. Meduza<\/a> shares an abridged translation of Systema\u2019s reporting.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Ethnic profiling has become the norm\u2019<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Stefania Kulaeva, an expert from the ADC Memorial, told Systema that while discrimination in Russia is evolving, the overall situation is not improving:<\/p>\n

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If we talk about positive changes, for example, the list of banned professions for women is gradually shrinking, which is an important step forward. But overall, restrictions on migrant employment are tightening, and ethnic discrimination remains a routine practice for employers. These requirements are illegal and, in theory, can be challenged in court.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

She also noted that racism in Russia extends far beyond hiring practices:<\/p>\n

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We\u2019re seeing more attacks on people who don\u2019t have a Slavic appearance, while at the state level, instead of fighting xenophobia, racist rhetoric is becoming more common. Officials and security forces themselves fuel this hatred \u2014\u00a0for instance, a representative of the Interior Ministry recently spoke<\/a> about the need to \u201clighten up the Moscow region.\u201d In an environment of war and rising nationalism, it\u2019s no surprise that ethnic profiling has become the norm.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read the full article in Russian<\/a> \/ in English at the Meduza, <\/a><\/em>at the RFE\/RL<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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