The participants discussed measures proposed by the ILO Governing Body for the implementation of Article 33 of the ILO Constitution that has been applied to the Government of Belarus for violations of the right to freedom of association and the failure to comply with the Commission of Inquiry’s recommendations.

The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, a part of the UN Human Rights Council’s Special Procedures, has issued a conclusion on the case of the Belarusian political prisoner Aliaksandr Kashpul.

On the sidelines of the International Labour Conference, representatives of the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (BKDP) met with the Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Gilbert Houngbo. The meeting was attended by Maksim Pazniakou, Acting President of the BKDP, and Siarhei Antusevich, Deputy President, who recently regained his freedom and left Belarus after serving a politically motivated sentence.

June 5, 2025, Geneva. An action of solidarity with the independent trade union of Belarus took place in the Nations Square in front of the UN building. Under the slogan “Bring Freedom of Association Back to Belarus!”, the participants demanded to stop the repressions without delay, release all imprisoned union leaders, and restore workers’ right to freedom of association.

We need to acknowledge a loss that touches not only Belarusian trade unionists, but the global labour movement as a whole. Dan Gallin passed away few days ago. He was a committed organizer, a mentor to many, and a friend to those who needed solidarity most.

A coalition of Belarusian human rights organizations and the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (BKDP) has submitted a comprehensive report to the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus. The document outlines a wide range of systemic labor rights violations — from the liquidation of independent trade unions to forced labor and discrimination. The authors urge the United Nations and the ILO to intensify pressure on the Belarusian authorit

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.

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).

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.

Today, there are 29 union leaders and activists doing time in Belarusian prisons and penal colonies.”Salidarnast” continues its cycle of pub

In January this year, the political prisoner, renowned union activists turned 70.

Adapted from a talk given at the “Labour Movements Under Authoritarian Regimes” webinar hosted by Global Labour Column, Salidarnast e.V.,

On March 1, 2025, the international campaign "Trade Union Activism Is Not Extremism!"

The LabourStart platform has started collecting signatures under the petition as part of the “Trade Union Activism - Not Extremism!” campaig

Leanid Sudalenka, the Salidarnast lawyer, is convinced that then system of fixed-term contract employment in Belarus contradicts at least

These days, the Governing Body of the International Labour Office (ILO) holds its meeting in Geneva.

Vice-President of the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (BKDP) Siarhei Antusevich has shared with “Salidarnast” a story of livi

Currently, there are 29 union leaders and activists doing time in Belarusian prisons. The “Salidarnast” Association starts a series of publi

What goes on today in the higher education system of Belarus.

On December 12–13, 2024, en event in Berlin brought together around 30 representatives of the Belarusian democratic community. Union activis