Teenagers in Russia are being called in for summer jobs at military recruitment offices
7 June 06:09
The Military Commissariat of the Belgorod Region is calling on underage students in the region to participate in a summer internship and assist the authorities in registering conscripts and potential draftees. This is reported by "Komersant Ukrainian", citing Russian propaganda media.
“Do you love sports? Looking for a summer job? The Belgorod District Military Commissariat is recruiting students aged 15–17 for summer internships as ‘junior military commissariat staff’ and ‘military registration specialists,’” the announcement reads. The poster is accompanied by a photograph of a young man in military uniform and the slogan: “Action, intellect, results. The time of our heroes.”
According to labor laws, minors may work with the consent of their parents or guardians only in light-duty jobs that do not harm the children or interfere with their education. “They [minors] cannot be hired for work that may harm their health or moral development,” the Labor and Employment Service notes.
However, there are no formal restrictions on minors working at the military registration and enlistment office, as there are no state secrets or other restrictions related to the specific nature of special services or work with classified weapons, said Oleg Filatchev, a lawyer with the “Civil Alliance of Russia.”
Earlier, Maria Lvova-Belova, the Russian Federation’s Children’s Ombudsman —who was wanted by the International Criminal Court for the illegal removal of minors from Ukraine—stated that 78% of Russians support the employment of their children.
Prior to this, Olga Yaroslavskaya, the Children’s Rights Commissioner in Moscow, proposed reviving the Soviet practice of labor camps for schoolchildren in Russia, relax the rules on the employment of minors, and allow teenagers to officially work part-time starting at age 12 during summer vacation, since, in her opinion, “almost all” schoolchildren do not want to work.
The Labor Code of the Russian Federation states that a child may work from the age of 14 with the written consent of their parents, enter into a contract independently from the age of 15 provided they have completed general education, and from the age of 16 on general terms.
