The Russian fedeRaTion

hisToRy

TRade union &

indusTRiaL ReLaTionsin

Russia

indusTRiaL ReLaTions

• High degree of Decentralization on Industrial Relation.

• Employment Relation is defined more by Informal bargaining than by contractual term

Consequences of Informalization

indusTRiaL ReLaTions

• Wave of privatization

LaboR -fedeRaTion acTive acRoss PosT sovieT Russia

ORGANIZATION MEMEBERS

FNPR(Federation of Independent Trade Unions Of Russia)

37,000,000

VKT (All Russian Confederation Of Labor) 3,000,000

KTR (Confederation Of Labor Of Russia) 1,200,000

Sosprof (Social Trade Unions) 5,00,000

Zashchita (Defense of Labor) 15,000

TRade union-foRmaL sTRucTuRe

Tripartite Agreement

baRgaining

• Central Level Bargaining

• Branch Level Bargaining

• Regional Bargaining

• Local Bargaining

Russian LaboR codes

• The new Labor Code was adopted effective 1 February 2002 .

• Normal working hours in Russia are 8 hours per day and 40 hours per week with a one hour lunch break .

• Russian law is stringent in limiting overtime hours .

• Under the Russian labor law it is normal for an employment contract to be for an indefinite term.

• Employees are entitled to be warned about the forthcoming lay-off at least two months in advance .

• There are norms fixed by law for working hours. The work week in Russia is 40 hours. Minors are entitled to shorter work weeks, 36 hours for 16 to 18 years old, 24 hours for 15-16 years old.

Russian LaboR codes

• The minimum wage in Russia is currently RUB 7126 per month($255). The new Labor Code is expected to bring the minimal official wage to the level of the minimal necessary monthly income.

JaPanese indusTRiaL ReLaTion:

diffeRenT PRinciPLe?

• The Industrial Relation in JAPAN emerged from particular cultural background of JAPAN.

• Lifetime Employment, Seniority- based wages,

Enterprise Union- Three sacred treasures

TRade union

TRade union

coLLecTive baRgaining

SH U NTO

coLLecTive baRgaining

L abor Management Consultation

System

T H A N K Y O U