Soviet Union: Information on laws pertaining to the employment of Soviet citizens who are married to foreign nationals (1980-1990)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 November 1991 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | SUN9694 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Soviet Union: Information on laws pertaining to the employment of Soviet citizens who are married to foreign nationals (1980-1990), 1 November 1991, SUN9694, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac8a4a.html [accessed 1 June 2023] |
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The following information was provided by a Professor with the Centre for Canadian-Soviet Studies in a telephone interview on 7 November 1991. Other oral sources could not be reached for corroboration.
There used to be, if not laws, at least regulations, in the Soviet Union which discriminated in the area of employment against Soviet citizens who were married to foreign nationals. These regulations are no longer in effect. As is the case anywhere, it is possible that there could be discrimination on a personal basis, but there is no longer a legal basis for this type of discrimination.
Further information specific to this topic is not currently available to the IRBDC. For general information on regulations affecting foreigners, please see the U.S. Department of State's Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (1980-1990) and Response to Information Request SUN7491.
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Professor with the Centre for Canadian-Soviet Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa. 7 November 1991. Telephone Interview, Ottawa.
