International Conference on Key Aspects of Pay in Northern Territories: International and National Perspectives
On November 16-17, the city of Surgut, Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous District - Ugra, hosted the international conference 'Key Aspects of Pay in Northern Territories: International and National Perspectives', organised by the Russian Oil, Gas and Construction Workers' Union (ROGWU) jointly with the International Labour Organisation, IndustriALL Global Union and the All-Russian Sectoral Association of Employers in the Oil and Gas Industry.
17 November 2017
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The conference participants discussed pay-related considerations and concerns in respect of employees working in northern territories, factors determining their decent wage, as well as effectiveness and sufficiency of existing benefits and guarantees for employees of enterprises based in Russia's Far North and equated localities. In addition to this, the conference discussed social and economic development of northern territories, relevant government guarantees, and northern residents' living standards and quality of life.
The conference participants came up with a series of recommendations concerning decent wages for employees based in the Far North and equated localities, addressed to the Russian State Duma and Federal Government, to employers operating in the Far North and equated regions and their associations, and to the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia (FNPR).
Representatives of federal and regional legislative and executive authorities, oil and gas companies and industry unions, and staff members of the FNPR and industry unions attended the conference.
The International Labour Organization was represented by Rafael Peels, ACTRAV Wage Specialist, Sergeyus Glovackas, Desk Officer for Europe and Central Asia of the Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV), and Harri Taliga, ILO expert, who presented an overview of social protection practices in the EU countries.
Source: eseur.ru
The conference participants came up with a series of recommendations concerning decent wages for employees based in the Far North and equated localities, addressed to the Russian State Duma and Federal Government, to employers operating in the Far North and equated regions and their associations, and to the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia (FNPR).
Representatives of federal and regional legislative and executive authorities, oil and gas companies and industry unions, and staff members of the FNPR and industry unions attended the conference.
The International Labour Organization was represented by Rafael Peels, ACTRAV Wage Specialist, Sergeyus Glovackas, Desk Officer for Europe and Central Asia of the Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV), and Harri Taliga, ILO expert, who presented an overview of social protection practices in the EU countries.
Source: eseur.ru