Migrant work in Russia is a vital source of income for many nationals from Tajikistan, the poorest former Soviet Republic.

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The borough council set up a task force to examine problems connected to the large migrant work force in the area.

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Mr Heaton told BBC News it was a basic principle of EU law that there should be no discrimination between migrant workers and those who work in their home country.

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