Wages owed to fish-processing plant workers on Shikotan Island to be paid up after live appeal to Putin
Source: TASS
Deputy Chairman for the Sakhalin regional government, Igor Bystrov, who oversees the fishing industry in the region, says a government order was issued this morning for all wages owed to the fish-processing plant workers on Shikotan Island to be paid in full. The order was issued by Governor Oleg Kozhemyako himself, says Bystrov.
Workers at a fish processing plant.
Photo: Yuri Smityuk / TASS archive
On Thursday, April 14, Vladimir Putin held his annual Direct Line Q&A phone-in on live TV. Workers from the fish-processing plant appealed to the Russian President about their frequently unpaid wages. The workers said they labored “like slaves” on Shikotan Island.