Labor protests in modern Russia: types and conditions

The article analyzes the main features of the protest movement of employees in modern Russia, stressing not only the analysis of the spectrum of forms of labor protests, but also the study of their basic socio-economic conditions. The author notes that difficult socio-economic situation of current Russia (budgetary difficulties of the regions, the low liquidity level of companies, insufficient level of wages and its back pay) worsens a general institutional problem of weak development of social partnership tools. In spite of a small number of labor protests occurring each year in the country (several hundred), there is a number of circumstances demanding closer attention to the issue raised. Among them it is necessary to name a steady increase in the number of conflicts in recent years, the aggravation of the overall socio-economic situation in the country, the overall growth of protest potential in the Russian society. On the basis of statistics and the results of expert studies the article states and confirms that the instruments for the protection of social and labor rights provided by the labor legislation of the Russian Federation are ineffective...