Discrimination in the workplace in Russia: features and ways to overcome

Abstract

Discrimination in social and labor relations is prohibited by international and Russian legislation, but there is reason to believe that it is quite widespread in practice. Until recently, employers in job ads indicated a specific gender of the person they are willing to hire. Such a job ad may well be discriminatory. The problem of discrimination in the workplace is particularly relevant for the modern Russian labor market. In the Russian Federation Labor code, articles 2 and 3 prohibit the restriction of labor rights depending on gender, race, skin color, nationality, language, and other circumstances not related to the business qualities of employees. At the same time, we can find many examples of job ads in which recruitment agencies specify the maximum age and gender of the employee. Discrimination in the workplace is one of the factors that cause significant damage to employees, both moral and later material, reducing the positive impression and image of the organization in the economic and social environment, which can lead to negative economic consequences for individual employees and society as a whole. In addition, discrimination in employment can increase the outflow of "minds" from the country and reduce the interest of young professionals in training and finding work. It is important to find the ways to overcome the work discrimination in Russia and find right ways to overcome it.