News on the topic: trade unions
24.05.2012 Babruisk trade union leader appeals unprecedented obstacles
Mikhail Kavalkou, Babruisk leader of the Belarusian Free Trade Union, has lodged a complaint with the town’s prosecuting officials, after he has been unable to access his office located on the territory of local Tractor Supplies Plant, Euroradio reports, quoting the web-site of the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions.
27.04.2012 Violations of trade union rights in Belarus on agenda of International Labor Organization`s meeting
The Conference Committee on the Application of Standards of the International Labor Organization (ILO) will look at violations of trade union rights in Belarus at a meeting to take place in Geneva between June 4 and 9.
27.04.2012 Authorities ban May Day meetings
Minsk city executive committee has not sanctioned an opposition meeting on 1 May, says Valery Ukhnaliou, deputy chairman of the United Leftist Party “Fair World”.
23.03.2012 Granite trade union leader appeals dismissal
Aleh Stakhayevich, leader of the independent trade union at the Granite enterprise, is appealing his dismissal in the court of Luninets District.
07.03.2012 Brest authorities ban picket in support of trade-union activist Aleh Stakhayevich
Zinaida Mikhniuk, the head of Brest regional branch of the Trade Union of Radio Electronic Industry, wasn't allowed to hold a picket of solidarity with Aleh Stakhayevich, the head of an independent trade-union branch at the "Granite" enterprise in Mikashevichy who was fired for his trade-union activities.
23.02.2012 International Trade Union Confederation concerned over situation at Granit
Mrs. Sharan Burrow, General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation, has addressed President Lukashenka with an appeal concerning violations of workers’ rights at the Mikashevichy-based Granit state-owned enterprise, the web-site of the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions reports.
16.02.2012 Trade union leader menaced by criminal case
Yesterday the leader of Alyaksandr Yarashuk the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (BCDTU) was summoned to the Prosecutor’s office of Belarus for offering explanations.
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.
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.
13.01.2012 Mahiliou: administration intimidates workers of Paulau's brigade
When workers of the brigade where Aliaksei Paulouski works learned that the administration of the “Pramzhylbud” firm had refused to extend his labor contract, they wrote applications for resigning from work to express their solidarity with him.
06.01.2012 Brest Region Court turns down appeal of trade-union activists
Brest Region Court turned down the appeal of activists of the Free Trade Union of Belarus against the refusal of the Brest City Executive Committe to authorize its picket “For Worthy Work”.
28.12.2011 Brest trade union leader appeals picket ban
Brest Leninski District Court has started hearing the complaint lodged by Valiantsin Lazarenkau, local leader of the Free Trade Union of Belarus, against a ban on holding a social picket.
01.12.2011 Navapolatsk: picket banned four times
Members of the Belarusian Independent Trade Union from the “Naftan” plant have received a fourth ban on holding a picket aimed at informing Navapolatsk citizens about the refusal of the plant administration to conclude a collective agreement with the independent trade union.
11.11.2011 Slonim: workers aren't allowed to establish a free trade union organization
About 20 workers of a workshop of the Slonim cardboard and paper plant “Albiartsin” wrote applications for leaving the official Federation of Trade Unions of Belarus. They decided to create a unit of the Free Trade Union. The reason for such a decision is the failure of the state trade union to solve their problems.
26.10.2011 Trade union leader fined
Henadz Fiadynich, leader of the Trade Union of Radio Electronic Industry, has been fined BYR 1,400,000 for organizing the People’s Assembly on 8 October, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reports.
