During his trip to Elista, Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting on employment issues, met with unemployed citizens undergoing training on the fundamentals of entrepreneurship and business, and visited several city infrastructure facilities.

At the first 2011 meeting with leaders of parliamentary parties, the development prospects of the Russian labour market and measures to combat unemployment were discussed.

The President visited the city of Krasnoznamensk, one of Moscow’s western suburbs, where he met with retraining and employment services staff from around the nation at the city’s vocational education centre.

The situation in single-industry towns, regional employment programmes, and improvements to labour laws were all discussed at the meeting.

The Deputy Prime Minister briefed the President on the situation in the labour market and the implementation of programmes to reduce unemployment.

Mr Volkov briefed President Medvedev on the region’s socioeconomic situation, particularly with regard to the jobs market and addressing unemployment.

Dmitry Medvedev visited the Stroginsky Employment Centre and held a meeting on employment issues, the first in a series of meetings and conferences on labour market regulation. 

The socioeconomic situation in the region was the subject of discussion, with particular attention given to the issue of employment. The Governor also briefed the President on matters of ensuring security in the region.

Socioeconomic development in the region and the situations in the agro-industrial sector and on the job market were the subjects of discussion.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the French Republic on Temporary Labour Activity of Citizens of One State on the Territory of the Other State.

Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting on 2010 results of Russia’s socioeconomic development and medium term forecasts.

Mr Vakhrukov briefed the President on preparations for the Global Policy Forum The Modern State: Standards of Democracy and Criteria of Efficiency, and the celebrations of 1,000 years since Yaroslavl’s founding.

Yunus-Bek Yevkurov briefed the head of state on the socioeconomic situation in Ingushetia, focusing on employment in the region, in particular among graduates of higher education institutions and vocational schools.

The Deputy Prime Minister told the President about the situation on the job market.

Dmitry Medvedev and Roman Kopin discussed the current social and economic situation in Chukotka Autonomous Area.

Dmitry Medvedev signed a law ratifying the International Labour Organisation’s Collective Bargaining Convention (Convention 154).