Women of the Far East allowed to leave work early

In the State Duma a bill that would allow women dalnevostochnitsam to leave work early, writes "Rossiyskaya Gazeta".

Now, in accordance with Article 320 of the Labor Code, for women working in the Far North and equivalent areas set (collective or individual employment contract), a shorter working week - 36 hours. The salary is paid at the same rate as that of a full working week. The bill proposes to extend the norm and women working in the Far East, but in territories not forming part of the Far North and equivalent areas.

The logic of the bill's State Duma deputy Ivan Abramov is this: the climatic conditions in many areas of the Far East is not less severe than in the Far North. In addition, the leadership of the country tasked with the development of the Far Eastern regions, developed programs for their long-term development. But while the outflow of people from the Far East continues. Only during 2012 according to the explanatory memorandum to the draft, the region had left 15000 people. The adoption of the bill, says the author, will create favorable conditions for the consolidation of the population in the District.

Reduced working hours or shorter working week will give women the opportunity to pay more attention to child-rearing and family responsibilities, and will contribute to increasing the birth rate, is convinced the deputy.