The relevance of the study is due to the significant number of migrant workers who are sent from Tajikistan to work in Russia. Issues of timely medical care during the stay in labor migration are an important condition for preserving the labor potential of employees, reducing risks for the permanent population and, in general, forming a positive attitude of labor migrants to the host country. The uniqueness of this study is due to the fact that barriers to obtaining medical care during migration are analyzed on the basis of in-depth interviews with migrant workers who have returned to Tajikistan with an officially established disability, as well as with experts from among representatives of health authorities, regional and local authorities, labor protection authorities, organizations of disabled people and other state, private and public structures. The comprehensive study made it possible to identify several groups of problems with the provision of medical care to migrant workers in the Russian Federation, which generate negative consequences for the health of migrants themselves, the population and the economy of the countries of reception and exit of migrants. Proposals for solving existing problems based on literature data and expert opinions were also discussed.

labor migrants, conditions of access to medical care, medical activity, language and cultural barriers, voluntary medical insurance, paid medical services.