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Workers of Sverdlovsk region’s enterprises undertake voluntary HIV-testing

Workers at enterprises of the Sverdlovsk region got an opportunity to undertake HIV-testing at their workplaces. As a result, Russia’s Urals region joined the ILO’s global initiative Voluntary and Confidential HIV Counselling and Testing (VCT@WORK).

South-South and triangular cooperation

BRICS and the ILO: An overview

During the past few years, development cooperation between both governments and private industry from the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russian Federation, India, China, South Africa) and the ILO has been very active. In 2009, Brazil signed an...

Youth employment in the CIS discussed in St Petersburg

Within the framework of the project “Partnerships for Youth Employment Project in the CIS”, a Peer Review Conference was conducted in St Petersburg on 13 – 17 October. The project is implemented by the ILO Moscow Office in partnership with Russian...

Law ratifying ILO Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention

The Federal Law ratifies the Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144). The Convention aims to continue the work on building and developing labour relations in Russia.

Moscow hosts international seminar of public employment services

On September 17-18, Russia’s Federal Service for Labour and Employment (Rostrud) held an international seminar for members of the World Association of Public Employment Services focusing on models of public employment service (PES): centralized and...

Trade unionists gather for conference in Russia’s Siberian city

On August 26-29 the international conference focusing on trade unions’ role in promoting decent work standards took place in Chita, Russia’s Siberian city.

Rosstat: unemployment remains at 4.9% in June

The unemployment rate in Russia equaled 4.9% in June, remaining flat against May, data of the Federal Statistics Service showed. As a whole, joblessness equaled 5% in 2Q.

Promotion of decent work standards: conference in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

On July 8-10, participants in a research and practical conference discussed promotion of decent work and decent wage standards in Russia’s Far East. The conference entitled “Role of trade unions in promoting decent work standards” was organized in...

Trade unions’ role in ensuring occupational safety and health at railways of CIS and Baltic states – seminar in Astana

On July 9, the first joint seminar for trade unions of railway workers from CIS and Baltic states ended its work in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana. It focused on trade unions’ role in ensuring occupational safety and health and traffic safety at...

Lessons for the Adults to Learn

The video "Lessons for the Adults to Learn" contains basic info on HIV and AIDS, replies from the workers on basic questions concerning the disease, and stories of people living with HIV.

Russia ratifies ILO’s Public Service Convention

1 July 2014. On July 1, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law to ratify the ILO’s Labour Relations (Public Service) Convention, 1978 (No. 151).

Cartoon on Adressing HIV Workplace Stigma and Discrimination

The Cartoon on addressing HIV workplace stigma and discrimination focuses on possible ways of violation of the rights of workers living with HIV and provides basic approaches on addressing HIV and AIDS at the workplaces based on the ILO...

Russia and Kyrgyzstan agree to transfer pensions of migrant workers according to principle of proportionality

This was announced today at the roundtable "Pension reform: key conclusions and recommendations", the representatives of the Social Fund informed.

Evgeny Velikhov takes part in International Labour Conference

On June 6, Secretary of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation and President of the International Association of Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions (AICESIS) Evgeny Velikhov took part in the 103rd session of the International...

Employers’ role in developing social partnership system in Russia – conference in Moscow

At the initiative of the All-Russian Association of Employers of Electric Power Industry on May 29 Moscow hosted a research and practice conference focusing on prospects for development of sectoral employers’ associations and their role in...

Roadmap of Kyrgyzstan's accession to Russia-led Customs Union approved

29 May 2014. A roadmap of Kyrgyzstan's accession to the Customs Union [of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus] has been approved, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has said.

Campaign against flags of convenience to be held in Black Sea region May 26-30

Youth Employment Project: visit to Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Region

20-22 May 2014. On 20-22 May 2014 officials of the ILO Moscow Office, Senior Employment Specialist Olga Koulaeva, Senior Employers’ Specialist Jelena Kocmur and Chief Technical Advisor Mikhail Pouchkin, visited the city of Kogalym, Khanty-Mansiysk...

International Labour Organization presented 2 new education video products

Both videos were developed in the Republic of Tatarstan with consultations of Dr. Sergey Balashnikov from Center for HIV Prevention of the Republic of Tatarstan and with support from the Federation of Trade Unions of the Republic of Tatarstan.

Russia to ban agency work as of 2016

Russian President Vladimir Putin bans agency work in Russia. The relevant law that would enter into force as of 2016 was placed at the official legal information portal.