Russian lawmakers are planning to loosen restrictions on child labor, allowing kids as young as 14 to go out and find jobs to ease the labor shortage caused in part by the mobilization of 300,000 reservists for the war in Ukraine.
Representatives from the ruling United Russia party, of which President Vladimir Putin is the de facto leader, on Wednesday proposed a series of changes to the state labor laws, paving the way for those 14 and older to join the workforce without having to obtain permission from social service agencies.
A child wishing to get a part-time job would only have to get the consent of their parent or legal guardian.
United Russia’s plan would also free employers from having to pay for a teen prospective employee’s medical examination, which is required under the current labor laws.
[That’s a very large indicator that Russia’s situation is not sustainable. Their labor force must be facing a critical shortage, and that means that further mobilizations are almost certainly not going to work. — Ed]
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