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6th PERC Youth Conference
The 6th PERC Youth Conference took place on 28-29th of November in Prague. During two days the delegates from different parts of Europe debated challenges of the working youth in the changing world of work and developed guidelines priorities of work for the 2020-2021.
PERC Regional Meeting “Occupational Health and Safety priorities and obstacles in the Balkan countries from the view of social partners; just transition for climate ambition”
A meeting of OHS experts from the Western Balkan trade unions was held on 6-7 November 2019 in Igalo, within the regular activities of PERC Programme and Projects, with the financial support of Swedish trade unions “Union to Union”. Representative of Union to Union, Emir Figuera, also participated in the work of this meeting.
NIS economic experts meeting
The PERC and the ILO-ACTRAV organised annual meeting of the trade union economic experts from the NIS countries. The meeting continues cooperation of trade union professional experts as a part of the PERC coordinated UnionToUnion project.
ITUC letter to President Sooronbay Jeenbekov regarding Draft Law on Trade Unions
Here you can find a letter sent by ITUC to President Sooronbay Jeenbekov regarding Draft Law on Trade Unions published on --> 21-11-2019 ITUC to President Sooronbay Jeenbekov re Draft Law on Trade Unions doc download doc open --> --> doc download doc open -->
Act NOW! A LabourStart campaign Kazakhstan: Trade unionist Erlan Baltabay imprisoned - again!
In July this year, Erlan Baltabay, a leader of the Independent Oil and Energy Workers’ Union in Kazakhstan, was sentenced to seven years in prison on politically motivated charges. A huge international union mobilization followed, including a LabourStart campaign signed by thousands calling for his release. He was released from prison in August after being pardoned by the President and was able to return home to his family.
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Bulgaria: nation-wide protest
On 27th of November 2019 the Confederation of Labour Podkrepa held a national-wide protest rally to raise its voice against the attempts of Bulgarian employers to transfer the cost of sick leave to workers and to demand for more funds for Education, Healthcare and incomes and for energy-poor citizens. The Rally is scheduled during the week, when the Bulgarian National Assembly is debating the 2020 State Budget bill.
CATUS Serbia Youth Section and Women Section seminar
On October 16-17, 2019 in Vrnjačka Banja a seminar was organized by the Confederation of Autonomous Trade Unions of Serbia (CATUS) with the help of the ITUC Pan European Regional Council and support of Swedish trade unions "Union to Union".
UFTUM photo action on WDDW 2019
On the occasion of the World Day for Decent Work, the Union of Free Trade Unions of Montenegro carried out an action aimed at drawing the attention of citizens to the importance of this date, but also enabling them to express what they want, what they need to live a decent life.
Independent trade union canceled strike at the airport after reaching agreement with employer
The Independent Trade Union of Airline Workers’ at the LLC Aerohandling made a decision to hold a strike on 19th of June at the Boryspil International Airport, as the collective labour dispute hadn’t been resolved. The independent trade union demanded a wages increase, ensuring decent working conditions, in particular, to equip rest and dining facilities, as well as to sign a collective bargaining agreement and to establish a social dialogue. At the same time, the employer avoided holding conciliation procedures and negotiations stipulated by the Law of Ukraine "On the Procedure for Resolving Collective Labor Disputes (Conflicts)".
The Situation of Workers and the Trade Union Movement in Georgia
After restoration of the independence the most part of the population of Georgia has lived in the extreme poverty. According to the official statistics for 2017 the share of those below the line of extreme poverty made 21.9% of the total population, and the relative ratio was 22.3%. About 41% of the population (1 542 545) consider themselves as the poor and hope to get the social allowance, which is a miserable in amount – varies between 40 and 60 Georgian lari per month.
