News on the topic: labor rights
15.10.2013 Hunger strike at Mazyr refinery: new methods of pressure from Deputy Director General, former head of local KGB department?
Two leaders of the Belarusian Independent Trade Union’s office at the Mazyr-based refinery have been on hunger strike at their workplace since October 14. The hunger strike was started by Yury Shvets and later joined by his deputy, Vasil Alkhouski. The latter decided to support the protest, despite being on sick leave after he broke his leg.
14.10.2013 Trade union activist faces employment obstacles
Leanid Dubanosau, member of the Belarusian Independent Trade Union, has been unable to find job at the Granite state-run enterprise and believes that it is precisely because of his union activities.
05.10.2013 Baranavichy City Executive Committee bans a picket in honor of the International Day for Decent Work
Baranavichy CEC banned the picket for the International Day for Decent Work. This became known from a letter signed by the deputy head of the executive committee, Dz. Kastsiukevich, received by an activist of the Baranavichy city unit of the Trade Union of Radio Electronic Industry Ryhor Hryk.
19.09.2013 Babruisk court turns down claim by trade union activists
Babruisk District Court completed today the consideration of a lawsuit brought by members of the Free Trade Union’s office at the local plant of tractor parts and units (TDiA) against representatives of the administration of the enterprise. It was the third hearing of a claim lodged to demand payments of quarterly bonuses.
13.09.2013 Ruslan Mirzoyeu: “I cannot get employed anywhere after my videos”
Ruslan Mirzoyeu confirmed to a correspondent of Radio “Liberty” that a criminal case had been brought against him, and answered questions.
12.09.2013 July wages haven't been paid off yet at some enterprises of the Homel region
As it has been declared at a council of the head of the Homel Regional Executive Committee, three enterprises of the region still haven't paid their workers the wages for July: Homel Plant of Building Structures, Zhytkavichy combine of public service and Loyeu agricultural service.
04.09.2013 Natallia Ilyinich not allowed to work in Talka school
This year, a vacancy has appeared in the Talka school, as one of the teachers was transferred to the ideological department. Having found about it, Natallia Ilyinich, who used to work in this school, applied there for employment. However, as it became known later, another person was employed instead of her.
08.08.2013 Yaraslau Bernikovich applied for work at police “too late”
Seeing an announcement about a vacancy in the police in the local newspaper “Volnaye Hlybokaye”, the local oppositionist filed a written statement of employment as a senior police inspector of information systems. Two days later he received a refusal.
01.08.2013 Babruisk: member of Free Trade Union of Belarus gets dismissed
On 31 July Dzmitry Kurmaz, adjuster of automatic lines and transfer machines of the 5th grade, was dismissed from the Babruisk Plant of Tractor Parts and Units. He worked at the plant since 2007 and had no disciplinary punishments. The worker is sure he was dismissed because of his membership in the FTUB.
29.07.2013 Slonim pro-dem activist forced to resign under pressure from employer
Viktar Marchyk, one of the activists of the United Democratic Forces in Slonim, was dismissed from the local poultry farm back in early April. He was fired for alleged systematic violations of labor discipline.
24.07.2013 Belarusian Social Democratic Party activist in Mahiliou appeals inaction by prosecuting authorities
Mikalai Zalozny, member of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Hramada), filed a complaint to the Prosecutor of Mahiliou region to complain about local prosecuting officials. The activist argues that the officials have failed to address a number of facts of corruption and abuse of power by his former boss, chief of the Mahiliouablselbud dormitory system Pavel Shyshou.
12.07.2013 Zhlobin: court admits the mistake, but dismisses the claim
Judge of the Zhlobin District Court Sniazhana Halavenchyk dismissed the claim of the human rights activist Leanid Sudalenka in favor of a worker of the Belarusian Steel Works (BSW) Maryia Mirayeuskaya with the requirement to collect a pension from her employer for more than four years.
08.07.2013 Young doctor Dzmitry Luchyts fired
Dzmitry Luchyts, a young doctor of Brest Regional Hospital, member of the independent trade union of Radio and Electronic Industry, was fired on July 5 due to the expiry of his contract, despite his statement of July 4 demanding early termination of the contract because of violations of labor legislation by the employer.
25.06.2013 Trade union activist faces groundless dismissal
Dzmitry Luchyts, nurse man and anesthesiologist at the intensive care unit of Brest Regional Hospital No. 1, a member of the trade union of radio-electronic industry (REP), has received a notice that his contract would not be extended. Meanwhile, he did not have any reprimands; on the contrary, during the four years he has proved to be a good specialist.
14.06.2013 Babruisk: discrimination of members of Free Trade Union continues
The pressurizatin of members of the Free Trade Union of Belarus continues at At the Babruisk plant of tractor parts and units. The conflict between the adminsitratioon and the trade union has a long history and the head of the trade union organization even had to go to court to get the right to be let to the territory of the plant.
