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Apr 30, 20241 min read
Belgian unions demand release of political prisoners in Belarus
The leaders of the three national trade union centers in Belgium representing 3.5 million Belgian workers expressed their utter indignation


Apr 24, 20242 min read
Action in Berlin demands release of Belarusian union activists
A rally in Berlin on April 19 which gathered around 20 representatives of German and Belarusian independent unions became a part of the glob

Apr 24, 20241 min read
Austrian TU Confederation addressed Belarusian Ambassador in Vienna
On April 19, the Austrian Trade Union Confederation (ÖGB) took part in the International Day of Action for Trade Union Rights and Democracy


Apr 23, 20242 min read
Tsikhanouskaya: Unions are about an opportunity to stand for oneself
A post supporting imprisoned Belarusian union leaders has now appeared on Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s official page.


Apr 22, 20241 min read
Global solidarity on April 19: International support for free trade unions in Belarus
On the Day of Action for Union Rights and Democracy in Belarus, the international labour movement shows support to the imprisoned union...


Apr 19, 20241 min read
ITUC general secretary called for the release of trade union leaders in Belarus
On April 19, the Day of Action for Trade Union Rights and Democracy in Belarus, the general secretary of the International Trade Union Confe


Feb 28, 20242 min read
BKDP representative meets leaders of national TU centers and MPs in Italy (expanded text)
On February 27, acting chairman of the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (BKDP) Maksim Pazniakou met with high-ranking represen


Jan 30, 20242 min read
Swedish trade unions and Salidarnast discussed the situation of labour rights in Belarus
On January 24-26, representatives of the Swedish trade unions and Salidarnast met in Bremen to discuss current labour rights issues in Belar


Dec 12, 20231 min read
Europe's trade unions oppose tough economic measures
European trade unions declared their support for social values and labor rights by rallying in the capital of the European Union, where repr


Dec 11, 20232 min read
120 years of Belarusian Social Democracy
On December 9, Vilnius hosted an international conference dedicated to the 120th anniversary of the Belarusian Social Democracy. The event g


Dec 4, 20232 min read
Around 40 former BNP activists detained in union leader's case
December 1, law enforcers detained a total of about 40 people in Polatsk and Navapolatsk in the case of the former head of the primary trade


Dec 1, 20231 min read
Trade union activists were shortlisted for the Human rights community award of Belarus
The Organizing Committee of the Human Rights Community Award for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights in 2023 published the list of


Nov 29, 20231 min read
We are conducting a survey on forced labor of political prisoners in Belarus
Collecting and systematizing this information is very important:


Nov 24, 20238 min read
Belhimprofsoyuz - part of the authoritarian landscape of Belarus
The Belarusian Trade Union of Chemical, Mining and Oil Industries Workers (BELKHIMPROFSOYUZ), which is part of the Federation of Trade Union


Nov 22, 20231 min read
The date of appeal against the sentence of the REP trade union activist is known
On October 9th , Judge Stanislau Ivanyutsenka found Palina Sharenda-Panasiuk guilty of "malicious disobedience to the colony administration"

Nov 22, 20232 min read
A conference on freedom of association and anti-harassment was held at EHU
On November 20, the European Humanities University (EHU) hosted a conference entitled "The Right to Strike, Protection from Harassment and F

Nov 17, 20231 min read
What awaits Belarusian independent trade unions?
On 20 November 2023, EHU will host the conference “The Right to Strike, Protection against Harassment and Freedom of Association: Public and

Nov 16, 20232 min read
A representative of Belarusian trade unions took part in the Eastern Partnership Forum
The 15th Annual Assembly of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum was held in Brussels on November 14-16, 2023.


Oct 16, 20232 min read
Belarusian trade union leader urged the ITUC to enforce the ILO resolution on Belarus
On October 12, Maksim Pazniakou, acting chairman of the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (BKDP), spoke at the conference of th


Oct 10, 20232 min read
Political prisoner-activist Sharenda-Panasiuk was sentenced to another year of imprisonment
The trial, which started on October 2nd in the court of Rechytsa district, became a new stage in the difficult fate of this public activist
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