On the issue of strengthening the criminal legal protection of the labor rights of pregnant women and women with children under the age of 3 years

In the article the authors considered the criminal law norm enshrined in Article 145 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, including for its compliance with international legislation on the protection of persons with family obligations. They note that, firstly, contrary to the proclaimed norms of international law, neither the basic law of our state nor st. 145 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation mention as injured fathers with children under 3 years of age. Secondly, the disposition itself of article 145 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation is defective due to the indication as a victim, along with a pregnant woman and a woman with not a single child, namely children under 3 years old. Thirdly, the authors note the softness of the sanctions of the norm in question compared, for example, with Art. 136 of the Criminal Code, which establishes a ban on discrimination on various grounds.