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Sharp increase: complaints regarding wage arrears in 2024 were almost 40% higher than the previous year, Rostrud reported.   

More than 18 thousand of them were received, the number increased by 37,4%. should from the agency's report. These include not only complaints but also requests for clarification.

The largest increases in debt occurred in construction (13 times), the production of computers, electronic and optical products (3,3 times), and in transport (1,5 times).

The main reasons cited for the debt include the suspension of payments for products shipped by companies, the diversion of resources to repay loans, a lack of working capital, and insufficient funding from budgets at all levels. The Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs previously complained of increasing payment delays from counterparties, including state corporations and companies with state participation.

According to Rosstat, the volume of overdue wage arrears increased by 43,5% in 2024, and by 2,3 times in February 2025, compared to the same period the previous year.

Rostrud assured that the issue of salary payments is "a priority for the state."