LABOR ACTIVITIES OF MINORS AS A CONDITION FOR ACCUMULATION OF HUMAN CAPITAL
Importance. Substantiation of the importance of the labor activity of minors for the accumulation of hu-man capital in the context of digitalization. Objectives. Investigate the state of the labor market in the Russian Federation and identify the share of minors in it; determine the areas of employment of minors; to carry out a comparative analysis of legislative norms that establish restrictions and allow types of activities of minors; to define a list of measures to ensure the interest of employers in the use of minors' labor. Methods. The study was based on the data of economic calculations and sociological studies carried out in 2017–2021, as well as an analysis of the legal framework governing the labor activity of minors. A systematic and integrated approach in the course of the research made it possible to identify trends in the modern labor market and understand how to address the issue of increasing interest on the part of employers in hiring minors. Results. The analysis carried out by the authors showed that the decline in the population at the age of 15–19 is a factor in the development of a shortage of resources in the labor market in the future, accordingly, this requires an “outstripping” model of personnel training for the economy. Expansion of «competent» tools that minimize the clash of interests of the parties and ensure the «safety» of the minor will improve the quality of human capital and ensure sustainable economic growth. Conclusions and Relevance. In a rapidly changing world, the priority direction of the professionalization of minors is to ensure, including legal, the student's self-selection of the range of available professional tra-jectories, learning along their own trajectories and self-realization within the chosen direction. To increase the interest of employers in hiring minors, it is necessary to form a range of permissive measures of state policy, including measures of economic support for the employer.