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

We continue exploring what the current Trade Union Federation of Belarus is about. The next topic in line is the FPB’s HR policy.

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.

“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.

We continue exploring what the FPB is about. Let us look at how it defends the interests of its members.

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.

…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

The Investigative Committee of Belarus has initiated yet another case against the “Salidarnast” lawyer and a former political prisoner

On March 3–4, 2025, the ITUC Headquarters hosted an ordinary meeting of the Youth Committee of the Pan-European Regional Council (PERC).

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 February 06, 2025, the former political prisoner Palina Sharendo-Panasiuk left Belarus and met her husband and children at the Vilnius ra

Political prisoner Palina Sharenda-Panasiuk has been released. This was announced by her husband Andrei Sharenda on his Facebook page.

On February 11, 2025, we invite you to participate in a webinar on the situation in Belarus, Myanmar and Hong Kong.

This week the European Parliament adopted a resolution stressing the need for strict measures against the regime of Aliaxander Lukashenka. I

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

On December 05, 2024, in Brasilia, a Belarusian union leader had a meeting with the Executive Secretary of the Brazilian Ministry of Labour

On November 29–30, 2024, the German city of Bremen hosted an international conference “Belarus: Union action under Article 33” organized by

The Organizing Committee of the Belarusian Human Rights Community’s Prize for the protection and promotion of human rights has published its