{"id":7044,"date":"2026-03-13T17:14:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T15:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trudovi.org.ua\/?post_type=news&#038;p=7044"},"modified":"2026-03-13T17:14:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T15:14:36","slug":"li-legal-director-geogre-sandul-discusses-the-role-of-trade-unions-in-a-new-episode-of-goncharova-podcast","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/trudovi.org.ua\/en\/news\/li-legal-director-geogre-sandul-discusses-the-role-of-trade-unions-in-a-new-episode-of-goncharova-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"LI legal director Geogre Sandul discusses the role of trade unions in a new episode of Goncharova Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>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\u2019 rights and explains why they remain an important tool for collective representation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u041f\u0440\u043e\u0444\u0441\u043f\u0456\u043b\u043a\u0430 - \u0446\u0435 \u043d\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u043e \u043f\u0443\u0442\u0456\u0432\u043a\u0443 \u0432 \u0441\u0430\u043d\u0430\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0456\u0439. \" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_cDO-e6-bFM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>During the interview, Geogre Sandul highlights that trade unions are the only public organization explicitly mentioned in the Constitution of Ukraine. 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