Organization of employment of pensioners and disabled people in the Krasnodar Krai in the mid-1950s – mid-1980s

Introduction. The relevance of the study is due to the important role of the social security system in the life of Russian society, including in providing employment opportunities for pensioners and the disabled. The novelty of the research is associated with the study of an insufficiently covered topic in the historical literature, which actually did not receive coverage on the materials of the Krasnodar Krai. The purpose of the study is to analyze the organization of employment of pensioners and disabled people in the Krasnodar Krai in the mid-1950s – mid1980s.

Materials and methods. In preparing the study, the principles of objectivity, historicism and a systematic approach were used, as well as special historical methods: historical-genetic, historical-comparative and statistical.

Analysis. The employment of pensioners and the disabled was one of the important areas in the social security system of the USSR population. The leadership of the CPSU and the Soviet state sought to maximize the involvement of pensioners and the disabled in the production process, seeking appropriate measures from local authorities. The process of employment of disabled people included the stages of medical rehabilitation, decisions made by VTEC on employment opportunities, vocational training and the direct process of employment. Pensioners could stay to work in their previous specialty or retrain. During the period of the mid-1950s – mid-1980s. Positive changes in the employment of pensioners and disabled people took place in the Krasnodar Krai, which was associated with the improvement of the work of medical and labor expert commissions and social security bodies, the creation of appropriate working conditions at enterprises and organizations. Meanwhile, a certain category of pensioners and disabled people of group III did not seek work at state-owned enterprises and collective farms, which was reflected in the low dynamics of the main employment indicators.

Results. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that in the mid-1950s – mid1980s, a fairly well-coordinated organization of employment for pensioners and the disabled operated in the Krasnodar Krai. Despite the existing shortcomings, this organization made it possible to involve a significant part of pensioners and disabled people in the public sphere of the economy, which contributed to solving the problem of labor shortage.

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