Permitting women to become truck drivers and machinists

21 September 2018

Say "no" to discrimination!

For anybody not a secret that on average women earn slightly less than men. And although in recent years the difference has shrunk somewhat (if you believe Rostruda, from 36.8 per cent in 2001 to 28.3 % in 2017), but it still remains. To continue to focus on reducing income inequality, the Minister of labour and social protection Maxim Topilin offered to remove the restrictions on the employment of women in certain spheres. For example, they will become the drivers of heavy vehicles and operators of special equipment. About the unusual initiative announced RIA "Novosti".

a "currently, we are working on revising the current list of 456 "forbidden" professions, whereas the presence of certain occupations and types of work, which a priori does not apply in modern production and automation of technological processes associated with the use of modern equipment at the workplace", — the official told on the sidelines of the Eurasian women's forum.

Maxim Topilin said that the order will be signed in the near future.

Earlier, the Railways had proposed to abolish the General list is forbidden for women professions and to allow companies themselves to create constraints in agreement with the Union.