An agreement between Tatarstan Federation of Trade Unions, Coordinating Council of Employers' Unions and Cabinet of Ministers for 2015-2016 years signed in Tatarstan

On December 11, at Tatarstan Government House, Chairman of the Federation of Trade Unions of Tatarstan Tatiana Vodopyanova, President of Tatarstan Association of Enterprises and Entrepreneurs, Chairman of Coordinating Council of Employers of the republic Alexander Lavrentiev and Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov singed a regional agreement between Tatarstan Federation of Trade Unions, Coordinating Council of Employers and Cabinet of Ministers of republic on social and economic policies and development of social partnership for 2015-2016.

Ildar Khalikov reminded that the document is signed for the eighteenth time. “This year, we sign this document in a difficult period for the economy. We are at the beginning of a difficult year. However, there is understanding between trade unions, employers and the government,” Khalikov said and thanked social partners for their reasonable approach to the situation and finding a compromise.

The Prime Minister noted that the document sets out general principles of regulation of labor and related economic relations at the national level, as well as joint actions of social partners to implement them. None of guarantees provided by the Agreement has not been lost or reduced, he said.

Among the most important priorities stipulated by the Agreement, Khalikov mentioned raising the level and quality of life, building human capacity, creating new jobs, as well as for young people, growing revenue of working citizens, creating safe working conditions, etc.