PRESS RELEASE
On the Delivery to Director General of the International Labor Organization (ILO) Juan Somavia of Russia’s Instruments of Ratification for ILO Conventions 132, 135 and 154
Valery Loshchinin, Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations at Geneva, on September 6 delivered to ILO Director General Juan Somavia the instruments of ratification by the Russian Federation of the ILO Conventions concerning Holidays with Pay, concerning Protection and Facilities to be afforded to Workers’ Representatives in the Undertaking and concerning the Promotion of Collective Bargaining (ILO Conventions 132, 135 and 154).
Russia’s ratification of several major ILO international instruments is in line with the policy of the Russian government to build a rule of law state and enhance international labor and social standards and has been prompted by concern for the rights of workers and by the desire to lay the groundwork for a modern economy at the heart of which the interests of the working man and woman should lie in the first place.
Director General Somavia expressed his appreciation to the Russian leadership for this momentous event for the international community. He stressed that the accession of Russia to the three highly important ILO Conventions all at once is a testimony to our country's commitment to the ideals of decent work and to increased cooperation with the International Labor Organization.
September 8, 2010
