On April 28-30, 2023, more than 200 participants from 30 countries gathered in Tbilisi for the LaborStart Global Solidarity Conference hosted by the Georgian Trade Unions Confederation (GTUC). The theme of this year’s conference is “Trade Union Internationalism Today”.
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
On April 11, Labor Initiatives conducted an offline event in Kyiv about the psychological side of workplace bullying led by a well-known psychologist Olga Semenova.
On April 11, the President of Ukraine signed draft law No.7628, “On Collective Bargaining Agreements.” (further Law of Ukraine No.2937)
Labor Initiatives legal director George Sandul contributed to the project “Business and Human Rights in Ukraine” implemented by Yaroslav the Wise National Law University and supported by the Visegrad Fund.
On March 14, Labor Initiatives, jointly with the Lviv-based Ukrainian Women Lawyers Association “JurFem” carried out an offline seminar on the legal instruments to fight bullying at work. 15 participants came to the VonaHub space in Lviv, and 236 participants joined the stream on the LI Facebook page. As for now, more than 1,500 people watched the seminar recording.
Recently, publications on legislative regulation of platform companies have appeared in the national information field. Taking into account the lack of information about platform work in Ukrainian and, more crucial, about the drawbacks of such work, Inna Kudinska, a lawyer affiliated with the Solidarity Center and Labor Initiatives, prepared a personal blog at the popular legal resource - Loyer.
On February 28, Labor Initiatives lawyers Nadia Yolkina, Kateryna Shvets, and Alina Muzychenko carried out an online education training about the legal aspects of vacations during wartime streamed on LI social media.
On February 28, George Sandul, LI legal director, co-chaired a second meeting of the Expert Council on Economic and Social Rights functioning under the auspices of the Ombuds Office.
“Unions are essential to allow people to survive, not only in times of peace but also in war times”, George Sandul.
