FNPR-ILO Arctic trade union school

From March 17 to 20 Murmansk, a city in the extreme northwest of Russia, hosted the first international Arctic school for young trade unionists organized by the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia (FNPR) and the ILO. The event was organized with support of the ILO Moscow Office and at the initiative of the Murmansk Region Trade Union Council and focused on youth employment in a modern economic reality.

17 March 2015

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Taking part in the event were ILO Moscow Specialist in Workers’ Activities Sergeyus Glovackas, president of the Murmansk Region Trade Union Council Alexander Pervukhin, representatives of the Central Association of Trade Unions of Norway, FNPR, the Murmansk region government and other participants from Murmansk, Yekaterinburg, Chita, Astrakhan, Moscow, St. Petersburg and Petrozavodsk.
Participants discussed most important issues on employment of young specialists and first steps in their career.
The Arctic School adopted an address that will be submitted to the Russian government, FNPR, the Federal Agency on Youth Affairs and the Murmansk region government for consideration.

Source: mprof.ru