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Government officials, army generals, and ideologists: who are the leaders of the Trade Union Federation of Belarus
We continue exploring what the current Trade Union Federation of Belarus is about. The next topic in line is the FPB’s HR policy.
Jun 2, 20256 min read


Why Trade Union Federation of Belarus craves international recognition?
June 2, 2025, is the opening day of the 113-th Interntioanl Labour Conference in Geneva. There, delegates representing governments, employers, and workers of 187 ILO member-states will discuss important issues in the world of labour: potential new international standards protecting workers from occupational biological hazards, decent work in platform economy, and innovative approaches to facilitating the formalization of informal economy.
Jun 2, 20257 min read


How FPB became a tool for putting pressure on students in Belarus
“Salidarnast” continues exploring what the current Trade Union Federation of Belarus is about. The next episode is the FPB activities in the HE students setting.
Jun 2, 20258 min read


Trade Union Federation of Belarus defends interests of authorities rather than workers
We continue exploring what the FPB is about. Let us look at how it defends the interests of its members.
May 28, 20256 min read


Union busting in Belarus became a topic for discussion in the Hague
The Netherlands have seen an action of solidarity with political prisoners in Belarus. Wim Deckers, an FNV activist, shared with the participants a recollection of the repressions against independent trade unions in Belarus.
May 21, 20252 min read


The 2025 "Arthur Svensson International Prize for Trade Union Rights” is awarded to Aliaksandr Yarashuk
On April 16, 2025, it was announced that the prestigious Arthur Svensson International Prize for Trade Union Rights has been awarded this year to Aliaksandr Yarashuk — Chairman of the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (BKDP), Vice President of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), and a member of the Governing Body of the International Labour Organization (ILO).
Apr 17, 20252 min read


Trade Unions in Belarus in Exile – The Struggle Continues Despite the Regime’s Iron Grip
In the shadow of the war in Ukraine, repression in Belarus has intensified. Trade union activists have become prime targets. Many have been imprisoned, while others have been forced to continue their work from exile. But even four years after all trade union organizations were banned, the determination to change Europe’s last dictatorship remains as strong as ever.
Apr 17, 20254 min read


A Stairway to Heaven: the story of Siarhei Shelest
…At the end of September 2020, the white-red-white flag appeared flying at the top of the TV tower in Hrodna. Of course, the authorities
Apr 9, 20254 min read


“I’ve defended what I believe in”: fate of political prisoner Aliaksandr Kashpul
Today, there are 29 union leaders and activists doing time in Belarusian prisons and penal colonies.”Salidarnast” continues its cycle of pub
Apr 2, 20254 min read


New criminal case started against “Salidarnast” lawyer in Belarus
The Investigative Committee of Belarus has initiated yet another case against the “Salidarnast” lawyer and a former political prisoner
Mar 28, 20252 min read


Exiled and imprisoned, Belarusian trade unionists fight on
Adapted from a talk given at the “Labour Movements Under Authoritarian Regimes” webinar hosted by Global Labour Column, Salidarnast e.V.,
Mar 17, 20255 min read


The campaign "Trade Union Activism Is Not Extremism!"
On March 1, 2025, the international campaign "Trade Union Activism Is Not Extremism!"
Mar 10, 20251 min read


Sign the petition to support independent trade unions in Belarus
The LabourStart platform has started collecting signatures under the petition as part of the “Trade Union Activism - Not Extremism!” campaig
Mar 10, 20251 min read


Contract work — a tool for pressure and discrimination in Belarus
Leanid Sudalenka, the Salidarnast lawyer, is convinced that then system of fixed-term contract employment in Belarus contradicts at least
Mar 10, 20254 min read


PERC Youth Committee calls for release of Belarusian unionists
On March 3–4, 2025, the ITUC Headquarters hosted an ordinary meeting of the Youth Committee of the Pan-European Regional Council (PERC).
Mar 10, 20251 min read


When fighting for rights is seen as crime: what charges did Yarashuk face
These days, the Governing Body of the International Labour Office (ILO) holds its meeting in Geneva.
Mar 10, 20256 min read


Siarhei Antusevich: “In jail and after jail political prisoners are non-persons for the State”
Vice-President of the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (BKDP) Siarhei Antusevich has shared with “Salidarnast” a story of livi
Mar 4, 202513 min read


Volha Brytsikava: Why a union leader was declared “terrorist”
Currently, there are 29 union leaders and activists doing time in Belarusian prisons. The “Salidarnast” Association starts a series of publi
Feb 27, 20256 min read


How pro-Government unions help employers manipulate workers
What goes on in the higher education system of Belarus.
Feb 27, 20254 min read


Key figures controlling university HR policies are KGB officers
What goes on today in the higher education system of Belarus.
Feb 24, 20254 min read
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