"We are launching a determined fight against Nestle for its 'anti-staff' activities in Russia. Such companies should not be working on the Russian market," said Mikhail Shmakov, head of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia (FNPR).
Shmakov said employees from a Nestle factory in Perm, in the Urals, would picket Nestle Moscow office in Moscow at 2:00 p.m. Moscow time (11:00 a.m. GMT). However, he said, only 10 picketers could take part at a time due to a "lack of space."
Workers at Nestle in the Urals have already held several protests demanding higher wages and criticizing the company for ignoring regional inflation rates.
Agricultural union leader Natalya Agapova said the average wage at Nestle's Kamskaya confectionary plant was 16,000 rubles ($671), with factory workers receiving a meager 7,000 rubles ($294).
Nestle Kamskaya's management has called the workers' demands "ungrounded," but said it was ready to hold talks with its employees.
