Millions of workers around the world today work in the platform economy. Their work is regulated by digital platforms. Examples of such work are familiar to everyone: food delivery, passenger transport, courier services, freelance workers, and others. Many platforms argue that they are merely intermediaries between clients and independent contractors, but in reality they control the working conditions, pay, and number of working hours.

On December 6, at the Bremen Trade Union House, Salidarnast e.V. held an event as part of the international campaign “16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence.” Participants included activists from Belarusian independent trade unions and their families, as well as guests from various cities – Bremen, Warsaw, Frankfurt am Main, and Hanover.

Today, Volha Brytsikava, head of the work council of the Belarusian Independent Trade Union of JSK "Naftan" (largest and most important oil refineries in Belarus), is spending her birthday in captivity.

During the 80th session of the UN General Assembly, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus Nils Muižnieks presented his report on labour rights violations in our country.

After the dissolution of independent trade unions in Belarus, the “Salidarnast” Association became the voice of workers and a platform for the idea of building a democratic society.

Yauheni Dzenisenka, an activist with the Salidarnast Association, spoke to Salidarnast about how new technologies are shaping the labor market—and why workers need trade union support.

On October 7-8, 2025, the Warsaw office of the Polish Metalworkers’ Union (FZZ) hosted a workshop on digitalization organized by the ITUC PERC Youth Committee. Trade union activists discussed issues related to the rapid development of the AI and its impact on the world of work.

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

The Report of the Special UN Rapporteur Nils Muižnieks on the situation of human rights in the area of work and employment in Belarus which is to be presented at the autumn session of the UN General Assembly has been published.

On August 29, 2025, a pre-session on Belarus was held in Geneva within the framework of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). Maria Zharilovskaya made an intervention at the event as a representative of the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (BKDP).

On August 1, the key provisions of Law No. 95-Z come into force in Belarus, introducing amendments to the regulation of auditors’ professional activity.

In today’s Belarus, subscription to independent mass media can cost a man not just their job but also their freedom. Lukashenka’s regime continues to pursue the policy of total control over information, qualifying the reading of alternative media sources as “extremist activity”.

The FPB has turned into a tool of political control.

Ihor Shukanau, 62, is accused of participation in protest actions and defamation of Aliaksander Lukashenka, reports “Nasha Niva”.

The Xth Congress of the Trade Union Federation of Belarus (FPB) unanimously elected Yuri Senko President for another 5-year term.

The Trade Union Federation of Belarus (FPB) is actively involved in the election campaign, never bothering to conceal their zealous commitme

The end of 2024 saw a new wave of dismissals at the potash fertilizer giant Belaruskali related to the events of 2020. According to former

On August 7, 8 people were detained in Smargon, all of them are workers at a local industrial enterprise. hpravy.org reports that the detent

Security forces officers raided the Sennenskaya Central District Hospital to uncover 5 employees who were subscribed to “extremist resources

On July 20, 2024, the Palace of Sports in the capital city of Minsk hosted an event titled “The Patriotic Forum “The 30th Anniversary of...