On October 24, Labor Initiatives lawyers Alina Antonenko, Kateryna Shvets, and Nadiia Yolkina conducted a webinar about preventing and combating bullying (mobbing) at the workplace for more than 90 representatives of the National Trade Union of Cultural Workers of Ukraine.
On October 7 and 21, Solidarity Center and Labor Initiatives supported two online seminars for union leaders of the Nova Poshta Union (Nova Poshta company is the biggest private postal and logistics operator in Ukraine) about peculiarities of day-to-day communication with management and negotiation on better worker conditions.
On October 9-11, Labor Initiatives lawyers Inna Kudinska and Nadiia Yolkina joined SC Ukraine Country Program Director Tristan Masat at the 3rd International Lawyers Assisting Workers Network (ILAW) Conference in Casablanca, Morocco. The ILAW Network was established in 2018 and now encompasses more than 1,300 members in over 90 countries.
On October 9, 2024, after a year of court proceedings, the Supreme Court of Ukraine ruled the final decision in the second reinstatement case of prominent union leader and whistleblower Olena Bebeshko from the Independent Trade Union of Aviation Workers, a long-standing partner to Solidarity Center and Labor Initiatives.
On October 2, LI's legal director, George Sandul, spoke during the round table discussion and interim presentation of the joint survey “Human Capital: Challenges and Opportunities” by IREX and American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine.
On October 1, Solidarity Center and Labor Initiatives supported a two-day negotiation training for the Nuclear Energy and Industry Workers' Union of Ukraine (Atomprofspilka).
On September 26, the Labor Initiatives hub in Kyiv hosted a public lecture facilitated by representatives of the charity organization Vesta. Vesta has been functioning since 2015 to help veterans and their family members with various issues, particularly legal and psychological aid, support for injured veterans, and advocacy of veteran-friendly policies and laws.
On September 12, Inna Kudinska, a lawyer with Solidarity Center and Labor Initiatives, and George Sandul, Labor Initiatives legal director, held an online session on collective bargaining legislation and bargaining lifehacks for the elected leaders of the Public Servants Union in the Zaporizhzhia region.
On 2-5 September, Solidarity Center and Labor Initiatives supported the union camp for 128 young activists of the Nuclear Power Plants Workers Union (Atomprofspilka). The camp was conducted in Varash, the satellite town of the Rivne nuclear power plant.
On August 28, Labor Initiatives held a hybrid-format training for the FPU Youth Council on social media and effective union communication amid the war.
On August 24, 2024, the Law of Ukraine No.3680 “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts Regarding Regulation of Employment of Domestic Workers” (draft law No.5695) entered into force.
On August 9-10, Solidarity Center and Labor Initiatives supported a two-day youth camp in the city of Irpin for 25 union leaders from the Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine (FPU) from the Kyiv region.
