Aliaksandr Yarashuk and Hennadz Fiadynich : “Our Lives’ Main Cause is to make Belarus Free”

In their interview to “Salidarnast”, the two union leaders speak of what was most difficult for them in jail, why other prisoners would address by their patronymics, how they managed to survive punitive isolation cells, and why the Belarusian authorities have taken their passports away.

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Salidarnast e.V. is an organization founded by trade union leaders and activists from Belarus, who were forced to leave the country because of repression and liquidation of democratic trade unions.

Belarusian authorities refused to recognize mandate of the International Labour Organization’s Special Envoy to Belarus

The Special Envoy of the ILO DG for Belarus Lelio Bentes Corrêa, has embarked on his mission.

Volhya Brytsikava: undebding union leader behind bars

The name of Volha Brytsikava, the former union leader of the BNP workplace affiliate at the Naftan oil refinery, has become a symbol of fortitude and human dignity. Convicted on trumped-up charges and listed as a “terrorist”, she remains unbroken even behind the barbed wire.

From dictatorship to negotiations: the hidden role of independent trade unions

Speaking of prerequisites for change, we often focus on individuals and tend to underestimate the role of institutions. Global experience shows that a most relevant role in a peaceful transformation can be played by trade unions – but the real ones, not their simulacra.

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