Russia Considering Lowering Working Age To 12 To Address Jobs Crisis Stemming From Ukraine War

Source: International Business Times

Moscow’s children’s rights commissioner proposed lowering the country's working age to 12 to address shortages stemming from the war in Ukraine. Getty Images Russia is considering lowering the country's minimum working age to 12 and reopening child labor camps active during the Soviet Union era to address shortages stemming from the war in Ukraine, according to a new report. The Telegraph noted that Moscow's children's rights commissioner, Olga Yaroslavskaya, claimed in a radio interview that almost all of those who would be impacted by the measure "want to work in the summer.