Anna Bolsheva BIG SPORT EVENTS IN RUSSIA: THREATS TO LABOR RIGHTS AND TRADE UNION STRATEGIES
Big sport events: what is important for trade unions? Considerable investments in Infrastructure New jobs Migrants labor «fourth player» on «labor filed» Impact on labor market in host countries
Big sport events in Russia Olympic games in Sochi 2014 FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 FIFA World Cup 2018
Olympic games in Sochi Olympic games budget is more than 1,5 trillion rubles 80 000 workers were involved in preparation 70% of workers migrants «Adecco», «Business training» and «Kelly Services» official suppliers of Local Organizing Committee Sochi 2014 Only in 2012 25 workers died Human Rights Watch reported about wage arrears, unpaid wages and overtime work, OHS violations etc. IOC Position is not clear
Licensees Code in Sochi 2014 The Code determined minimum standards for licensees and their sub-contractors in the field of labor relations and environment protection Freedom of Association and collective bargaining Freedom of employment Prohibition of child labor Prohibition of discrimination Normal working hours and voluntary overtime work Wage is not lower than minimum wage or average wage in the sector Health and Safety working conditions
World Cup-2018 11 host cities: Moscow, St-Petersburg, Kaliningrad, Nizhniy Novgorod, Kazan, Samara, Saransk, Volgograd, Rostov on Don, Sochi, Yekaterinburg In 2017 Confederations Cup will take place in Moscow, St-Petersburg, Kazan and Sochi FIFA requirements for WC-2018 includes: Stadiums construction and reconstruction, Airports construction and reconstruction, Infrastructure modernization, Construction of roads and transport infrastructure modernization Etc.
WC-2018: what Russian Government says Government Degree from 20.06.2013 518 «On Program of preparation and organization of World Cup 2018 in the Russian Federation» 51% 336,2 Program budget 664,1 billion rubles 70% of Russian citizens will participate in preparation to WC 34% 226,3 15% 101,6 Federal budget Regional budgets Private investments
Labor condition of WC-2018 employees FIFA LAW 108 FZ - Article 11 limits labor rights (after trade union campaign RTC adopted changes, but not all problems are solved) - Migrants labor regulations give a lot of space for violations 5 workers died during construction of stadiums in Kazan and St-Petersburg OSH violations
Trade union campaign against FZ 108 FNPR and KTR official statements Mass media campaign International trade union movement support (IUF, BWI, ITUC) Results: 25 October 2013 Russian Tripartite Committee (RTC) adopted unanimous decision to reconsider article 11 of FZ 108 28 February 2014 RTC adopted changes to article 11
Amendment the FIFA Law Labor Code articles #113,152,153,154 are not applied to workers, employed by FIFA, FIFA subsidiaries, FIFA business partners, confederations, national football associations, the Organizing Committee "Russia 2018 and its subsidiaries during sport competitions, and 10 days before and after the event, scheduled outside the period of the sport competitions List of FIFA subsidiaries, FIFA business partners, confederations, national football associations, subsidiaries of the Organizing Committee "Russia 2018 should be adopted by the Russian Federation Government
Migrant labor regulations in the FIFA Law Employers don t need to get state authorization to employ migrant workers for WC-2018 Employers don t need to inform state migration office, state employment agency and tax department about employment of migrant workers and termination of labor contracts with them Migrant workers don t need to obtain work permit if they work for WC-2018 No state control over migrants involvement in the volunteer work These regulations were not discussed in the Russian Tripartite Committee when Article 11 was considered
Opportunities for trade unions Decent Work Campaign for WC-2018 employees Reconsideration of FIFA Law #108 Labor and social policy for WC-2018 workers Organizing Improvement of working condition after WC-2018