On February 7, 2023, the Constitutional Court of Ukraine concluded that paragraph three, part 2 of Article 22 of the Law of Ukraine No. 463–IX “On the Upper General Secondary Education” of 16 January 2020 does not comply with the Constitution of Ukraine and shall lose its effect from the day of adoption of the decision by the Constitutional Court.
At the end of 2022, the report "Social Rights in Ukraine amid the War,” prepared under the Council of Europe Project "Promoting social human rights as a key factor of sustainable democracy in Ukraine," was officially presented to the public. Labor Initiatives contributed to the Chapter “Labor Rights during the War” in the form of consultations and written proposals included in the final version of the report.
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.
On January 18, George Sandul and Inna Kudinska presented their report on specifics of telework (or remote work) regulation in Ukraine.
Register for the ILAW webinar on the regulation of telework in Europe and Central Asia.
Labor Initiatives presents an art exhibition “Fast. Easy. Dangerous”, free and open to the public at the Small Gallery of the Art Arsenal (Mystetskyi Arsenal) in Kyiv, supported by the Solidarity Center and the Open Society Foundations
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
