4 march 2009

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visited members of staff and jobseekers at the Podolsk Employment Centre

Vladimir Putin

Meeting with jobseekers at the Podolsk Employment Centre

Participants:
“Under the circumstances, the Government’s task is to support the real economy for minimal lay-offs and to help people who have found themselves in a predicament. We should have enough resources and funds for this (we have recalled that in recent time we have achieved some results. With this aim in view, we have raised unemployment benefits almost to 5,000 roubles, and earmarked additional funds for employment centres.”