On April 19 Chairwoman of the Parliamentary Committee On Social Policy and Protecting Veteran`s Rights Halyna Tretyakova registered the law draft №9200-1 “On excluding the article 118 of the Labor Code of Ukraine”.
The parliament of Ukraine adopted in the first reading draft law No.5695, “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts Regarding Regulation of Employment of Domestic Workers,” initiated by several MPs in 2021
LI conducted an offline event in Kyiv about the psychological side of workplace bullying led by a well-known psychologist Olga Semenova
LI labor lawyers Inna Kudinska and George Sandul presented the report on remote work in Ukraine during the ILAW webinar on telework regulation in Europe and Central Asia.
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International Lawyers Assisting Workers Network (ILAW Network) forwarded a letter to the Chair of Ukraine's Parliament, Chair of Parliamentary Committee for European Integration, and Chair of Parliamentary Committee on Social policy and Veterans Protections, urging to withdraw the problematic 'anti-union' draft law #2681.
Draft Law #2681 “Concerning Some Issues of Trade Union Activity”: An update of major issues of concern in relation to international law, national norms, and workers’ rights
On 27th of December the Cabinet of Ministers approved the draft law "On labor" and next day it was submitted to the parliament under No.2708. On 27th of December there was also registered the draft law № 2681On amending the law on trade unions which undermines the freedom of association in Ukraine, narrows the right to form labor unions, and also seizes labor union property.
On September 19, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted the draft law No. 1066 “On Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine on the State Authorities System reboot”.
Inna Kudinska, lawyer at Labor initiatives, gave a speech at the Parliament of Ukraine during a historic parliamentary hearing on the rights of women from vulnerable groups. A record 700 participants were registered, and 30 of those were given the floor. Ms. Kudinska also spoke at the hearing, bringing attention to women’s labor rights, and women’s economic empowerment.
Fifty-six workers of the Rustavi Azot chemical plant in Rustavi, Georgia, will be reinstated to their jobs and fully compensated for more than one year’s worth of delayed wage pay
Experts 4 Ukrainian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for the first time gave the coalition a message to the universal periodic review on systematic violations of human rights of women and their discrimination in the labor market
