State-owned and municipal companies in Latvia involved in building or maintaining critical infrastructure have begun dismissing Russian and Belarusian citizens, LETA reports. Under amendments to the law on national security, Russian and Belarusian citizens may not be employed in jobs with access to critical infrastructure. Latvian capital Riga’s municipal water utility, Rigas Udens, has terminated employment contracts with five Russian citizens, while the city’s heating utility, Rigas Siltums, has identified a small number of employees to whom the legal restrictions apply. Meanwhile, the state-owned railway company, Latvijas Dzelzcels, has dismissed 13 Russian and Belarusian citizens and plans to terminate contracts with another 13.
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