On September 12, Inna Kudinska, a lawyer affiliated with Labor Initiatives, was invited to lead a thematic session at the Women’s Forum, supported by the Swedish Public Servants Union Fackförbundet ST and organized by the State Employees Union of Ukraine. This forum marked the State Employees Union’s first organized effort to address gender equity in […]
On September 8, in the city of Odesa, Labor Initiatives lawyers Kateryna Shvets and Inna Kudinska participated in the ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) Strike School at the invitation of the Marine Transport Workers` Trade Union of Ukraine. The Union initiated this school to educate its members about international labor standards related to the right […]
From August 30 to September 2, Labor Initiatives co-sponsored a union camp for 85 young activists from the Nuclear Power Plants Workers Union (Atomprofspilka), who represent over 20% of the union’s total membership. Like in 2024, the camp was held at White Lake, near Varash, a satellite town of the Rivne Nuclear Power Plant. The […]
On August 29, a group of MPs submitted a draft No.13664-1 to the Parliament, amending Article 233 of the Labor Code of Ukraine to give workers the right to file a claim for unpaid wages at any time. Workers are now only able to file a claim in court within three months of wage arrears. […]
On August 28, Labor Initiatives’ legal experts joined the Expert Working Group meeting organized by the Ministry of Justice dedicated to the discussion of the first draft of the National Human Rights Strategy up to 2035. Ukraine is developing an updated National Human Rights Strategy aimed at 2035, building on the 2021 version to tackle […]
On August 15–16, Labor Initiatives co-hosted a two-day youth camp in Kyiv for 25 young union leaders from the Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine (FPU) from the Kyiv region. Since 2021, “Reunion Trade Union” has been held as a youth summer camp focused on strengthening union capacity in Kyiv city and the surrounding region. […]
On July 31, George Sandul, Labor Initiatives’ legal director, gave an interview to the National Broadcasting Radio on legal regulations and the current state of the domestic workers sector in Ukraine. In 2024, the Parliament passed legislation to regulate domestic workers and, for the first time in Ukrainian history, incorporated the concept of “domestic workers” […]
On July 12, Labor Initiatives lawyers Inna Kudinska and George Sandul held a training session for participants of the Atomprofspilka Collegium educational project, which took place in Lviv with the support of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Ukraine.
Lawyers Inna Kudinska and George Sandul concentrated on collective bargaining within local communities (hromadas) due to their significance as key decision-making units at the local level. Inna and George examined existing collective bargaining agreements between local governments and unions, suggested amendments favoring workers, highlighted effective negotiation strategies, and compared the current law on collective agreements […]
On June 11, George Sandul, Labor Initiatives’ legal director, co-chaired the Social and Economic Expert Council quarterly meeting, which functions under the Human Rights Ombudsman of Ukraine. Members of the Expert Council discussed proposals for renewing and updating Ukraine’s National Human Rights Strategy to better reflect current conditions and the post-war reconstruction period. In 2021, […]
On May 22, George Sandul, the legal director of Labor Initiatives, delivered a speech at hearings organized online by the parliamentary Committee on Social Policy and Veteran Affairs focused on domestic and platform work. Over 90 stakeholders from diverse sectors, such as Members of Parliament, government officials, academics, union representatives, and employers, participated in the […]
On May 15–16, 2025, Labor Initiatives attorneys George Sandul and Inna Kudinska held two sessions on collective bargaining as part of the Spring School for the young activists of the Nuclear Energy and Industry Workers’ Union of Ukraine (Atomprofspilka). LI experts provided an overview of the current legislation regarding collective agreements and the new law […]
