A new episode of the Goncharova Podcast on YouTube features Geogre Sandul, NGO Labor Initiatives legal director. In conversation with host Tetiana Honcharova, he discusses the role of trade unions in protecting workers’ rights and explains why they remain an important tool for collective representation. During the interview, Geogre Sandul highlights that trade unions are […]
On March 3, Labor Initiative lawyers conducted a specialized legal training session for 20 career consultants from Reskilling Ukraine, a project of the Swedish non-profit Beredskapslyftet. Reskilling Ukraine – was created to help Ukrainians rebuild Ukraine through education, retraining, and professional development programs. The career consultants’ task is to work with veterans returning to civilian […]
When an employer decides to carry out layoffs in violation of labor legislation, many workers believe that the easiest option is to avoid conflict and simply leave their jobs. It may seem that management holds all the power and that challenging such decisions is pointless. However, this is not the only possible outcome. Workers at […]
On February 26, the first meeting of 2026 of the Expert Council under the Representative of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights on Social and Economic Rights took place. This year, the work of the Expert Council will focus, among other priorities, on discussing the draft of a new Labor Code and developing systemic […]
On February 25, Inna Kudinska, a LI attorney, was invited as a panel speaker at the webinar launching the latest issue of ILAW Global Labour Rights Reporter: The Role of Lawyers in Union Growth. This issue emphasizes that while law is not a substitute for worker power, lawyers can play an essential role in union […]
On February 21, 2026, LI lawyers Alina Antomenko and Kateryna Shvets were invited to speak before the audience of 25 Atomprospilk internally displaced union leaders who gathered in Lviv under the support of the Swedish Union to Union, which has been implementing the project in Ukraine. Atomprofspilka is committed to supporting and educating internally displaced […]
Together with prominent Ukrainian journalist Tetiana Goncharova, Labour Initiatives recorded new video episodes dedicated to pressing labour law and labour market issues in Ukraine. In the first episode, LI Legal Director George Sandul discusses the growing risks associated with the platform economy. He explains how workers in platform-based employment often face unstable working conditions, lack […]
On February 7, the Union of Home Staff (UHS), supported by LI, held a one-day training session in a series that combines union development with a skill-focused topic for childcare workers, in this case on the specific needs of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Childcare workers should be aware of behavioral challenges and respond […]
George Sandul, Legal Director of the NGO Labour Initiatives, appeared in another episode of a podcast hosted by Ukrainian journalist Tetiana Goncharova, focusing on the issue of wage arrears in Ukraine. During the discussion, Sandul explained that non-payment of wages remains one of the most common labour rights violations faced by workers in Ukraine. Despite […]
The Labor Initiatives legal clinic is the first national pro bono labor law clinic in Ukraine and the only organization of this kind in the country. Our lawyers provide free legal assistance to workers whose labor rights have been violated, support trade union initiatives, and help combat unfair labor practices in various sectors of the […]
A new publication has been released in the international journal ILAW – The Global Labour Rights Reporter. The article “Law in the Service of Workers: Building Social Movement Unionism in Ukraine” by experts from Labor Initiatives and the Solidarity Center – Inna Kudinska, Tristan Masat, and George Sandul – shares the experience of creating and […]
On January 21, the team of Labour Initiatives, as an implementer of the LO-supported project “Trade Unions Fighting Inequality and Reconstructing Peace and Democracy in Ukraine,” presented its work during an event in Oslo. During the meeting, the organisation shared its experience of how Russia’s full-scale invasion affects workers’ lives in Ukraine and the protection […]
