Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1999, published 88th ILC session (2000)

Maternity Protection Convention (Revised), 1952 (No. 103) - Russian Federation (Ratification: 1956)

Article 6 of the Convention. The Committee notes the detailed information provided by the Government in its last report. It notes that, under section 170 of the Labour Code, it is prohibited to terminate the employment of a woman employee during her pregnancy and until her child has reached the age of three years, except in cases of the total liquidation of the enterprise or establishment, when the termination of employment is authorized with the obligation to find a new job for the employee. In this respect, the Government states that data received from the labour inspectorate report an increasing number of cases of violations of the rights of women employees who are illegally dismissed during their pregnancy, their maternity leave or their parental leave, mostly in the context of the restructuring of the enterprise, a change of ownership or staff reductions. In these conditions, the Committee would be grateful if the Government would continue providing information on the cases of violations reported with an indication, where appropriate, of the number of women employees illegally dismissed during their maternity leave. It hopes that the Government will indicate in its next report the measures which have been taken or are envisaged to combat these violations and to ensure compliance with the rights of women employees during their maternity leave, in accordance with this provision of the Convention.