Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2010, published 100th ILC session (2011)

Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87) - Russian Federation (Ratification: 1956)

Article 3 of the Convention. The Committee recalls that it had previously requested the Government to make a number of amendments to the Labour Code so as to lift the restrictions on the right to strike. In particular, the Committee requested the Government to amend section 410 of the Labour Code, so as to repeal the obligation to indicate the duration of a strike, so as to allow trade unions to declare strikes of unlimited duration. The Committee notes the Government’s indication that section 410 does not specify the time and maximum duration of a strike, but the decision to declare a strike should indicate its expected length. The Government further indicates that, in order to protect the interests of the population, the legislation does not provide for strikes of unlimited duration. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the procedure for the extension of duration of an ongoing strike.