Pazniakou: "We are witnessing the logical end of relations between Lukashenka's regime and the ILO"
Chairman of the Belarusian Independent Trade Union (BNP) and Acting Chairman of the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (BKDP) Ma
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Apr 3, 20231 min read
Sentences for the leaders of the REP trade union were upheld
On 5 January political prisoners Hennadz Fiadynich, Vasil Berasneu and Vatslau Areshka, accused in the "REP trade union case", were sentence
Apr 3, 20232 min read
Bundestag deputy wrote an open letter to political prisoner Andrei Paheryla
"Godfathers" of political prisoners continue to publish open letters for their wards, because the administrations of Belarusian prisons deli
Mar 30, 20231 min read
Leanid Sudalenka has been behind bars for 800 days
Human rights defender and trade union lawyer Leanid Sudalenka has already served 800 days. He is now in a penal colony, where he is serving
Mar 29, 20234 min read
Belarusians "exposed" at the 2020 protests are not hired
Earlier we wrote that mass layoffs of “unreliable” workers who were seen in protests or independent trade unions do not stop in Belarus. How
Mar 28, 20232 min read
Esther Lynch: "We can't accept the fact that independent unions are being destroyed"
The Secretary General of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) reacted to the decision of the Supreme Court of Belarus, which on Mar
Mar 27, 20231 min read
REP trade union activist detained on the eve of Freedom Day
On 24 March, mass searches and detentions took place in Babruisk, the human rights centre Viasna reported. Some citizens were released after
Mar 27, 20232 min read
The AFL-CIO congratulated the workers of Belarus and activists of the BKDP on Freedom Day
The American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Trade Unions (AFL-CIO) supports trade unions and workers of Belarus in their struggl
Mar 27, 20231 min read
Bremen Belarusians celebrated Freedom Day with a quiz on the history of the BNR
On March 25, the day of the proclamation of the independence of the Belarusian People's Republic, Belarusians from Bremen, Germany, held a q
Mar 24, 20231 min read
The verdict against the BKDP leaders was left unchanged
Today, March 24, 2023, the Supreme Court of the Republic of Belarus considered an appeal against the decision of the Minsk City Court agains
Mar 23, 20231 min read
Joining the FPB - an order for all state-owned enterprises
Two new employees at Minsk plant "Termoplast" were fired on the first day for refusing to join a pro-government trade union organization, pa
Mar 22, 20233 min read
Belarus must end systematic repression, release detainees, UN Human Rights Chief says
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk called on the Belarusian government to stop the systematic repression of those considered
Mar 22, 20232 min read
ILO prepares to approve a resolution on Belarus: what does it mean for the Lukashenko regime?
The day before yesterday the “Belarusian question” was considered at the 347th session of the ILO Governing Body. The members of the Governi
Mar 21, 20232 min read
Member of the Bundestag writes an open letter to belarusian political prisoner
Beate Müller-Gemmeke, a deputy from the parliamentary group "Alliance 90"/"The Greens," has written an open letter to Hanna Ablab, who was c
Mar 21, 20231 min read
Workers were detained in Gomel
According to "Svaboda" mass arrests of employees took place at the plant "Gomel Casting and Normal", which is part of the holding "GOMSELMAS
Mar 17, 20232 min read
At Belaruskali, dozens of workers are being laid off
As it became known, hidden layoffs have become more frequent at the largest potash enterprise in Belarus. It became known about dozens of ca
Mar 13, 20231 min read
European trade union leaders demanded the release of the Belarusian trade union activists
On March 10, in Brussels (Belgium), the Executive Committee of the All-European Regional Council of the ITUC (PERC ITUC ETUC) held a meeting
Mar 13, 20232 min read
Mass dismissals for political reasons in Belarus
Persecution of disloyal workers in Belarus has become permanent and widespread. This was confirmed by the dismissal of about 30 employees at
Mar 12, 20231 min read
Iryna But-Gusaim celebrates her birthday behind bars
Iryna But-Gusaim, trade union activist and former employee of the office of the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (BCDP), cele
Mar 10, 20232 min read
CGT demands the release of imprisoned trade union leaders in Belarus
On February 25, a large demonstration of solidarity with Ukraine was held in Paris with the participation of all French trade unions. It rec
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