Trade unions in Belarus
Trade unions in Belarus are legally independent under
Twentieth century
Belarus ratified the International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention No. 87, the Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, and ILO Convention No. 98, the Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949, in 1956.[1]
Early twenty-first century
The International Centre for Trade Union Rights (ICTUR) stated that independent trade unions in Belarus had formal rights but difficulties in operating practically, with "considerable harassment and intimidation". An ILO commission visited Belarus in 2004 in response to concerns about unions' rights. The ICTU judged the problems to have been insufficiently resolved, commenting on police raids in 2017 against three people active in independent Belarusian trade unions.[1]
Around 2018, the biggest trade union coalitions in Belarus were the Federation of Trade Unions of Belarus (FPB), with 4 million members, affiliated with the World Federation of Trade Unions, and the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (BKDP), with 9000 members, affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation.[1]
2020 protests
ProfSoyuz Online
In mid-September 2020,
As of 21 October 2020[update], local unions had been created in affiliation with 25 independent unions[2] in 60 companies in 20 towns with the help of ProfSoyuz Online.[5] In Naftan, 2500 quit the government-associated trade union and 500 joined the independent one. In two factories in Grodno, Accent (Russian: Акцент) and Conte (Russian: Конте), all the employees quit the government union and created locals affiliated with independent trade unions. Doctors in Minsk created a health worker local union called "White Robes".[5]
Independent unions
Marina Vorobei of ProfSoyuz Online stated in October 2020 that independent trade unions existing as of mid-October 2020 included the Belarusian Independent Trade Union (BNP), the Belarus Free Trade Union (SPB), the Belarusian Trade Union of Radioelectronic Industry Workers (REP), and the Free Trade Union of Metalworkers.[2]
At least three workers of
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Belarus". International Centre for Trade Union Rights. 2018. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "В Беларуси работает платформа "Профсоюз онлайн". Через нее можно создать независимый профсоюз" [The platform 'Trade Union Online' is active in Belarus. You can create an independent trade union using it.]. Marketing.by (in Russian). 19 October 2020. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ a b c Alshevsky, Jan (19 October 2020). "В Беларуси работает онлайн-платформа профсоюзов. В профсоюз могут вступить и айтишники" [There's an online platform for trade unions in Belarus. Information technology workers can join trade unions.]. Onliner (in Russian). Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Рабочие группы" [Working groups]. Coordination Council (in Russian). 16 October 2020. Archived from the original on 16 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ a b ""Профсоюз Online" помог создать новые первичные организации в 20 городах" ['Trade Union Online' helped to create new local unions in 20 towns]. Coordination Council (in Russian). 21 October 2020. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ Двух работников крупного предприятия, которые пытались создать независимый профсоюз, уволили
- ^ Руководство Жлобинского БМЗ расправляется с профсоюзными активистами