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The leadership of the BKDP is included in the "List of extremists"
According to the human rights organisation Viasna, on 21 April the Belarusian Interior Ministry compiled the traditional Friday update of th
Apr 25, 20231 min read


An action in support of Belarusian trade unions took place in the center of Berlin
On April 19, a picket was held in the center of Berlin, near the Brandenburger Tor, organized by the Association "Salidarnast" demanding the
Apr 20, 20232 min read


Belarus: support jailed trade unionists
On the anniversary of the imprisonment of Belarus’ union leadership, Europe must renew efforts for the release of political prisoners.
Apr 20, 20235 min read


Flashmob of Solidarity in Brazil in Support of Belarusian Workers
As part of an international campaign of solidarity with Belarusian workers imprisoned and persecuted by the Lukashenko regime, we held a fla
Apr 17, 20231 min read


Picket in the center of Berlin on the anniversary of mass arrests of trade union activists
On April 19, 2023, we invite everyone to join our event demanding the release of the Belarusian trade union activists. On this day, we will
Apr 13, 20231 min read


Protesters in Argentina demand to stop persecution of workers in Belarus
Yesterday, April 12, protesting against the repression of the Belarusian authorities against trade union activists, was held near the embass
Apr 13, 20232 min read


Leftist parties in Argentina to hold protest action against repression in Belarus
The Socialist Workers' Movement (MST), the Workers' Left Front - Unity and the International Socialist League (LIS) announced a protest in f
Apr 12, 20232 min read


Trade union activity is not extremism!
The campaign "Trade Union Activity - Not Extremism!" was launched to draw international attention to the situation of workers' rights in Bel
Apr 11, 20233 min read


Cotton Campaign held an action of solidarity with Belarusian trade unionists
On 6 April, the Cotton Campaign held its annual meeting in Washington DC, including a public meeting to discuss the progress made by the coa
Apr 7, 20231 min read


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
Apr 5, 20231 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 28, 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, 20232 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 24, 20231 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 17, 20232 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, 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 12, 20231 min read


Belarusian trade union activists need solidarity
At the initiative of the National Commission NSZZ "Solidarność" the action of sending postcards with portraits of Belarusian trade union pri
Mar 9, 20231 min read


Bremen call for solidarity with Belarusian activists in prisons
Representatives of the Association Salidarnast took part in a demonstration in Bremen on the Day of Solidarity for Women's Rights and Emanci
Mar 9, 20232 min read


Political prisoner Hanna Ablab celebrates her birthday in prison
On 9 March an employee of "Belarusian Railway" and a defendant in the notorious "Rabochag Rukh" case will celebrate her 45th birthday. Unfor
Mar 7, 20232 min read


Belarus is a country without trade unions
Mass trials have begun in Belarus against leaders and activists of free and independent trade unions united in the Congress of Democratic Tr
Oct 28, 20228 min read
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