The paper researches the notion of suitable employment as defined by the
Russian legislation. We consider this concept in light of the Constitution of
the Russian Federation and of the international instruments. This analysis
leads us to conclusion that the regulations of suitable employment do not
provide a reasonable and fair consensus between the individual
characteristics of the citizen, his aspirations in the field of work and the
interests of society, while special rules established for particular groups of
people are discriminatory and in some cases might amount to the violation of
the prohibition of forced labour and to infringing the right of the worker to
free choice of the occupation.