1.   Did he refer to the high standards of social protection in this country?

2.   We have a high standard of social protection in this country.

3.   Workers with reduced social protection were unable to raise their wages to compensate.

4.   Prominent founder member Vladimir Lysenko described the RPR as centre-left in orientation, with a programme supporting a market economy, social protection and inter-ethnic accord.

5.   Union leaders criticized the government for introducing the price rises before implementing privatization measures and before passing laws on unemployment benefit and other social protection measures.

6.   Olsziewski said that future government policy included negotiations with the trade unions on social protection during budget cut-backs which were to come.

7.   However, the Supreme Soviet criticized the government over its social protection measures.