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Labour market indicators
Unemployment rate in
2004
:
8,3%
(ILO data)
Working population:
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Year
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Total Population
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Working population
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Activity rate
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2004
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142 814 208
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78 519 272
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55%
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Employment by sector:
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Year
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Agriculture
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Industry
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Services
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2003
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10%
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31.3%
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58.7%
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Employment contracts
Legal clauses regulate employment contracts and to a lesser degree collective agreements and individual negotiations.
The terms of employment contracts, the conditions for hiring and the limits for dismissal are rather rigid.
Salaries
National monthly minimum wage as of
01/01/2003
:
US $14 (450 rubles)
Average wage for a
employee
in the manufacturing industry in
1998
:
1,026
roubles
by
month
(ILO data)
Social security contributions
Employer:
1 %.
Employee:
5.4 %.
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Number of hours
Legal definition of full time work (per week):
40 hours
Retirement age:
55 for women and 60 for men.
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Unions
Average rate of union membership:
63 %.
Unions:
The main one is : The Russian Federation of Independent Trade Unions (FNPR). It gathers about 80 % of union members.
Useful links
For further informations on the labour market, check out the following web sites:
- International Labour Organization (ILO): studies, statistics and reports on working conditions and labour markets
- NATLEX : ILO database on national labour laws
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Russia Labour Law Profile
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