RF Water Transport Workers’ trade union asks for deferment of conscription for military service
Trade Union of RF Water Transport Workers has addressed Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin with a request to ensure deferment ofconscription formilitary service during mobilisation for the industry personnel. According to the letter, 10-20% of Russian shipping companies’ employees are subject to call to military service, 80-90% of them are crewmembers. Therefore, the industry can face problems with cargo transportation within and outside the country due to lack of personnel and inability of prompt change of crewmembers as well as availability of those responsible for operation and maintenance of ships.
On 21 September 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed Executive OrderOnDeclaring Partial Mobilisation intheRussian Federation. Under theExecutive Order, citizens oftheRussian Federation employed bydefence companies will benefit from anexemption from themobilisation draft fortheperiod oftheir employment bythese organisations, according to the Kremlin.
According to RF Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, Russia will draft 300,000 reservists, slightly over or 1% of the country’s mobilization resource.
The trade union’s letter is available in Russian on the website of IAA PortNews
Trade Union of RF Water Transport Workers has addressed Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin with a request to ensure deferment ofconscription formilitary service during mobilisation for the industry personnel. According to the letter, 10-20% of Russian shipping companies’ employees are subject to call to military service, 80-90% of them are crewmembers. Therefore, the industry can face problems with cargo transportation within and outside the country due to lack of personnel and inability of prompt change of crewmembers as well as availability of those responsible for operation and maintenance of ships.
On 21 September 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed Executive OrderOnDeclaring Partial Mobilisation intheRussian Federation. Under theExecutive Order, citizens oftheRussian Federation employed bydefence companies will benefit from anexemption from themobilisation draft fortheperiod oftheir employment bythese organisations, according to the Kremlin.
According to RF Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, Russia will draft 300,000 reservists, slightly over or 1% of the country’s mobilization resource.
The trade union’s letter is available in Russian on the website of IAA PortNews
