Workers from North Korea have begun employment at the Yuzhuralkonditer confectionery factory in Chelyabinsk. Currently, about 150 foreign women are working in the factory's workshops. They are primarily involved in cleaning and product packaging processes.
A language barrier is observed during the work process: the foreign workers do not speak Russian or English, so communication is carried out mainly through gestures and special interpreters. The workers are transported to the enterprise by special buses and reside in a dormitory located in the industrial zone.
According to HR experts, Russian enterprises have recently been stepping up the practice of attracting labor from countries such as India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and North Korea. The main reasons cited for this are the need to fill labor shortages in the local market and the desire to optimize costs.
However, hiring foreign staff may not always yield the expected economic results. Experts emphasize that additional costs associated with worker adaptation, language training, and administrative paperwork can create challenges for businesses. For this reason, many companies prefer to handle personnel processes through outsourcing firms.
