Strengthening Labor Rights During Wartime: Online Sessions for Nova Poshta Union Leaders
Labor Initiatives attorneys held an online session for twenty-two Nova Poshta Union regional leaders to discuss the labor regulations during martial law
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16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence and Harassment
In the framework of the annual international campaign #16DaysOfActivism, Labor Initiatives convened four online events aimed at paying attention to the problem of violence and harassment in the workplace as well as empowering more women and girls.
Capacity-Building of Union Youth Network
On December 2, Labor Initiatives attorneys Inna Kudinska and Nadia Yolkina held a two-hour labor law workshop for 30 members of the FPU Youth Network.
Outreach to the National Public Servants’ Union
On November 27, Inna Kudinska, a lawyer affiliated with Labor Initiatives and Solidarity Center, conducted a training session for 28 young representatives of the public servants union in the framework of a three-day seminar conducted by the National Public Servants of Ukraine.
Expanding Cooperation with the Law Students` Community
On November 23, George Sandul, Labor Initiatives legal director, and Inna Kudinska, a lawyer affiliated with LI and SC, were invited as speakers at the online “School of Labor Law” organized by the Irpin State Tax University.
Outreach to Union Youth
On November 15-16, 2023, under the support of the Solidarity Center, the Trade Union of Education and Science Workers of Ukraine (Federation of Trade Unions (FPU) affiliate) held a two-day forum, “Youth for Ukraine and Ukraine for Youth.”
Promoting Women’s Labor Rights: Collaborative Initiative
On November 7, 2023, Labor Initiatives, together with the “VONA hub-Lviv” project organized an online training focusing on the main aspects of women`s hiring.
Invisible: Nationwide Research on Labor Rights of Domestic Workers in Ukraine
As of now, 59% of domestic workers in Ukraine work informally. Most of them (84%) are women.
Human Rights Work in the Labor Law Sphere: Realities and Cases
On October 25, 2023, in the framework of partnership with the Labor Law Department of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, George Sandul, LI legal director, and Inna Kudinska, a lawyer affiliated with LI and SC in Ukraine, held an online lecture for 54 students and young scholars of the national university.
Platform Workers Resistance Amid the War
In October 2023, Bolt Food delivery couriers held a series of rallies in several cities in Ukraine.
Ombudsman Expert Council Centering on the Labor Law Proposal
On October 5, George Sandul, LI legal director, co-chaired a regular meeting of the Expert Council on Economic and Social Rights, which functions under the auspices of the Human Rights Ombuds Office of Ukraine. The meeting was devoted to the draft Law on Labor recently sent to the social partners for consideration.
Union Youth: Create Your Future
On October 2-4, the FPU (Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine) Youth Council convened the All-Ukrainian Forum of Union Youth, encompassing more than 40 representatives of young unionists across Ukraine. The welcoming remarks to participants were made by Esther Lynch, who visited Kyiv with a high-level delegation of EU social partner representatives these days. Among other speakers were representatives of the State Labor Service, employers associations, ministries, the National Qualification Agency, and the State Unemployment Center.
