News on the topic: labor rights
06.06.2012 “Granite” administration ignores independent trade union
The administration of the Mikashevichy enterprise “Granite” refused to provide office room for the independent trade union, though its members addressed a member of the lower chamber of the Parliament Larysa Vershalovich with a request for assistance in solving this issue.
12.04.2012 Pressurization of “Granite” workers continues
Shovelman Leanid Dubanosau still hasn’t passed the exam on electric security, as “special” continues are created for him each time. For instance, while he was passing the exam with an acquaintance, the latter was given questions. What concerns Mr. Dubanosau, examiner Henadz Bloshkin told him to write to the prosecutor’s office for passing the exam again to which the shovelman answered that he would really apply there if necessary.
12.04.2012 Luninets District Court turns down appeal of trade-union activist Aleh Stakhayevich
Vasil Belski, head of the Luninets District Court, turned down the appeal of the head of the independent trade-union at the "Granite" enterprise Aleh Stakhayevich, against his dismissal.
10.04.2012 Trade-union activist dismissed for giving an interview
The Capital Construction Board of the Mahiliou City Executive Committee decided not to extend the labor contract to a member of the Free Trade Union of Belarus Mikalai Rasiuk.
09.04.2012 Mass dismissals at Minsk metro
Metro train operators are leaving the official trade union en masse.
03.04.2012 Rahachou: "Let's make 6 April, a day of the Lent, the day of charitable work!"
Workers of all districts of Homel region "fruitfully" work at days of unpaid work, subbotniks. The administration of Vetka District Executive Committee, dissatisfied with the results of a subbotnik, ordered the workers to spend another Saturday working without money.
14.03.2012 Mahiliou: development of events at bread-baking plant
The administration of the enterprise demands a public disproval of the “false” information published on the web, threatening the authors of the articles with legal action otherwise.
14.03.2012 Head of independent trade-union organization at "Granit" plant appeals against his dismissal
Aleh Stakhayevich, elected chairman of the newly established trade union organization at the "Granit" enterprise in Mikashevichy, filed an appeal with the Luninets District Court to get rehabilitated at work.
14.03.2012 Another worker fired from “Granit”
Mikalai Karyshau, a deputy head of the trade union branch on Mikashevichy-based “Granit” plant, was told in the personnel department a labour contract would not be prolonged with him, RFE/RL reports.
12.03.2012 Mahiliou: workers of bread-baking plant demand higher wages
Workers of Mahiliou bread-baking plant #4 demand an increase of wages. "We managed to collect only 22 signatures under our petition to the director with the requirement to raise workers' wages, when the administration of the plant found about it and started phoning to all signers, threatening with retaliation,” says a worker of the plant. Some of the workers revoked their signatures as a result of such pressurization.
13.02.2012 Builder Aliaksei Paulouski dismissed from work
On 9 February the labor contract of Aliaksei Paulouski with the building organization “Pramzhylbud” expired. The administration of the organization decided not to extend it. Being a member of the independent trade union, Aliaksei struggled for the improvement of the work conditions and the rights of workers, including the earlier retirement from work due to the harmful work conditions.
02.02.2012 Wives of independent trade union activists fired from “Granite”
Activists of the independent trade union at the Mikashevichy-based granite producing enterprise think it is an attempt to apply pressure on them.
31.01.2012 Police prevent journalists from seeing hunger-striker from “Granite” enterprise
Six days ago Leanid Hladzevich, a driver working at the “Granite” plant in the city of Mikashevichy, went on a hunger-strike of protest against the pressurization of members of the independent trade-union and deprivation of the head of its local unit, Aleh Stakhayevich, of driver's license for six months.
05.12.2011 Minsk City Court upholds annulment of Aleh Aheyeu's license
On 28 November 2011 the civil cases panel of judges of the Minsk City Court, consisting of N. Zhupikava, A.Antonenka and I. Lazavikova considered the administrative lawsuit of counsel Aleh Aheyeu against the unlawful annulment of his lawyer's license by the Ministry of Justice.
05.12.2011 Ivatsevichy: Khaladovich sent to work on the day of Lukashenka's visit
Civil activist Stanislau Khaladovich works as a relief plumber at the Ivatsevichy water supply point. On Thursday he was urgently summonsed to work and was told that on his day off, 2 December he would have to work at the water-treatment facilities which are located in the wood. Khaladovich wasn't explained the reasons for it.
