Liliane Maury Pasquier noted the Russian work in establishing a system of protection of human rights. She also thanked Russia for the good reception of the PACE Rapporteur on human rights in the North Caucasus, Frank Schwabe, who visited the country.
Viacheslav
Volodin
Vyacheslav Victorovich
The Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the eighth convocation. Elected in single mandate constituency № 163 (Saratov constituency - Saratov Oblast)
said that Russia pays great attention to protecting the rights of citizens, including labor rights. He spoke about the initiative being
considered by the State Duma on the reduced working week for women working in rural areas.
Besides, the Chairman of the State Duma said, “there is a discussion on a four-day working week, it was proposed by the Prime-Minister, and we are actively discussing this proposal in the parliament.”
“It is important to discuss not only political but also labor rights,” said the Chairman of the State Duma.
He focused on observing the pilots' right to rest.
“The pilot working for a European company should rest longer,” the Chairman of the State Duma emphasized. He noted that it is impossible to carry out long flights without a change of crew and spoke about the Russian experience in this sphere. “Our pilots have protected rights in this matter [rest],” he said.
Viacheslav Volodin also pointed out the need to protect the labor rights of miners. “This is a serious matter,” he said.
The PACE President agreed with him. “You should raise these issues, it is very important,” said Liliane Maury Pasquier.
During the meeting, Viacheslav Volodin also thanked Liliane Maury Pasquier for the fact
that she did a lot for Russian full participation in the PACE work. “The nation
cannot be incapacitated. Because when it came to depriving the rights of our
delegation, this was considered by our citizens as a loss of rights,” the Chairman of the State Duma emphasized.
Liliane Maury Pasquier agreed that dialogue is important: ”Parliament is the place to speak.“
During the visit to Strasbourg, the Chairman of the State Duma will speak at the European Conference of Presidents of Parliament. Meetings will also be held with the President of the French National Assembly, Richard Ferrand, the President of the Austrian National Council, Wolfgang Sobotka, and the Speaker of the Icelandic Althing, Steingrímur J. Sigfússon.
