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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.
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.
Meeting of the Network of trade union economic experts from the Western Balkan countries “Follow up of the ITUC/PERC Eastern Europe Wage Forum”
A meeting of trade union economic experts from the Western Balkan countries was held on 29-30 October 2019 in Sarajevo. The topics of the meeting were minimum wages in the region, which is the regular activity of the PERC Programme and projects, financially supported by the Swedish “Union to Union”. The meeting was a technical follow up meeting of the Eastern Europe wage forum that took place in Belgrade on 16-17 July 2019.
14th PERC Executive Committee
The PERC Executive Committee met on Monday, 21 October, in Brussels. The meeting discussed preparation for the PERC General Assembly, constitutional amendments, programme document for the next cycle as well as outcomes and decisions of the ITUC General Council.
ITUC PERC Women’s School in Vilnius, 25-26 September
The ITUC/PERC with the support from Friedrich Ebert Stiftung organized the PERC Women’s School on 25-26 September in Vilnius. Around 35 participants from the PERC region took part in the activity.
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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.
Ukraine: Four employees of the coal-mining enterprise still on hunger strike
In the Donetsk region, three female employees of the coal mine ‘Kurakhivska’ of the state-owned coal-mining enterprise "Selydivvugillya" continued their hunger strike against wage arrears. Yesterday morning (08 January) the employee of the coal chemistry laboratory №3 of mine "Kurakhivska " joined this protest action.
КТR: dismissal of a unionist in Russia rendered illegal by EHCR
November 20, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) announced the decision on the complaint of Anatoly Ognevenko, a member of the Russian trade union of locomotive railway brigades (RPLBZh), who was dismissed for participating in the strike. The resonant strike on the Moscow Railway took place on April 28, 2008 after the failure of wage negotiations. In its decision, the ECHR found a violation of Article 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which provides for the right to freedom of assembly and association. The interests of Anatoly Ognevenko were represented by lawyers of the Center for Social and Labor Rights.
