Belarus: Since April 2022 the government has been carrying out systematic repression against independent trade unions. Three dozen trade unionists have been sentenced to 64 years in prison and 12.5 years of restricted freedom. The authorities call independent trade unions 'extremists' and 'Western agents' and conduct smear campaigns, making it clear that anyone associated with the unions, runs the risk of being prosecuted.
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Release Belarusian trade unionists!
Since April 2022 the Belarusian government has been carrying out systematic repression against independent trade unions in Belarus. Till now three dozen trade unionists have been sentenced to 64 years in prison and 12.5 years of restricted freedom. The Belarusian authorities constantly call independent trade unions 'extremists' and 'Western agents' and conduct smear campaigns, making it clear that anyone associated with the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (BKDP) and its organizati
RT @Kemal4ITUC: Court hearing against leaders of Belarusian Independent Unions' Confederation #BKDP begins today. Our full solidarity is with them. They must be released immediately. @DISK_Int organizes a solidarity action in #Istanbul. @sali_darnast @IndustriALL_GU @industriAll_EU @luc_triangle
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Jude Kirton-Darling (@Jude_KD)
RT @Kemal4ITUC: Court hearing against leaders of Belarusian Independent Unions' Confederation #BKDP begins today. Our full solidarity is wi…
It's not acceptable that Belarusian authorities jail trade unionists and thousands of other public activists who are not ashamed to speak about the problems in society! #ZhyveBelarus #BKDP
✊ Solidarity with the Belarusian trade union leaders !
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/WorkersEESC/status/1605145113159663617
Statement on the political trials against BKDP leaders
The trial of the Belarusian trade union leaders detained in April 2022 begins today. Aliaksandr Yaroshuk, Siarhei Antusevich and Iryna But-Husaim are people who have devoted a huge part of their lives to improving the quality of working conditions of Belarusians and the ratification of ILO conventions by Belarus. It is absolutely inadmissible to interpret participation in entirely peaceful demonstrations as "active participation in disturbances".
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Jude Kirton-Darling
Workers' Group EESC