Dmitry Medvedev has held a meeting on new measures to boost employment, professional development and labour mobility in 2014-2016, and to provide information and telecommunication support for the implementation of these measures.
Dmitry Medvedev’s opening remarks:
New measures to boost employment
Good afternoon. We have met here in Tutayev in the Yaroslavl Region, but we are here to discuss a problem that is common for the majority of all those present. I’m referring to supporting employment in single-industry towns. Naturally, we’ll also devote some attention to the general model of a balanced labour market. This issue is discussed everywhere – at international forums and G20 meetings.
The problem of unemployment in this country is unique. On the one hand, the unemployment rate in fairly low on the national scale. We have steadily reduced it without trying to preserve inefficient jobs. But on the other hand, we have cities and even whole regions where unemployment is very high. Above all, I’m referring to single-industry cities.
Let’s discuss what we can do in this respect by implementing our current programmes and maybe opening new opportunities next year.
Dmitry Medvedev: “The problem of unemployment in this country is unique. On the one hand, the unemployment rate in fairly low on the national scale. We have steadily reduced it without trying to preserve inefficient jobs. But on the other hand, we have cities and even whole regions where unemployment is very high. Above all, I’m referring to single-industry cities.”
Retraining is very important. This is a major component of the efforts to boost employment, long-term investment into economic development. It is very important to create conditions for the adaptation of people and to try to control this process. This is not so simple. It is extremely important to pay attention to the younger generation, although people of all ages are important for us. However, to develop production we should prevent young people from going elsewhere.
Work always depends on specific conditions. In Tutayev you are trying to attract investment and build an industrial park, using the potentialities of the Motor Plant, among other things. I’d like to ask our colleagues to tell us what effect this may produce.
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