MOSCOW, March 24 (RAPSI) – Five million cases of human rights abuses were reported in Russia in 2014, President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday at the meeting of the Prosecutor General Office's Board.

“Unfortunately, the number of violations remains substantial,” Putin said.

He slamed employers for their willing to shift costs and problems to personnel and to cut down their expenses by forgetting about labor protection issues.

Putin urged prosecutors to use their authority to provide the people’s right to social support, pensions and social security benefits.