Resumen

On 3 October 2018, following approval by the Committee on Labour, Social Policy and Veteransʼ Affairs, the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (State Duma) adopted Law No. 349 on the ratification of the ILO Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1952 (No. 102). It accepted the obligations for seven of the nine branches systematized by this flagship ILO social security Convention, that is those related to medical care, sickness benefit, old-age benefit, employment injury benefit, maternity benefit, invalidity benefit and survivorsʼ benefit. The formal ratification was registered by the ILO Director General on 26 February 2019, the date on which the instrument of ratification was deposited with the Legal Advisor of the ILO. Thereafter, the Russian Federation became the 56th ILO member State to ratify Convention No. 102