ILO-FITUR Conference in Krasnoyarsk
On 24-25 May 2017, Krasnoyarsk hosted an ILO-FITUR Conference 'International Guarantees of Trade Unions' Human Rights Activities' and a seminar on trade unions' human rights work in the Siberian and Ural Federal Districts.
26 May 2017
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The participants of this two-day meeting discussed international legal norms, various aspects of trade unions' work to defend worker rights, the effectiveness of supervisory bodies, and trade unions' cooperation with the International Labour Organisation. The conference was attended by Mikhail Shmakov, Chairman of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia (FITUR), the ILO, territorial trade union organisations of Siberia and the Urals, leaders of industry unions, and representatives of the region's government and supervisory authorities. In addressing the conference, FITUR Chairman Mikhail Shmakov focused on some of the key aspects of union work:
- Addressing the issues such as wages, their size and regular payment, promoting a balanced supply of jobs in the country, workplace safety and access to all social guarantees stipulated by law – these are the key areas of trade unions' work and all of them are essentially human rights activities.
Sergeyus Glovackas, Desk Officer for Europe and Central Asia of the Bureau for Workers’ Activities in Geneva, noted in his address that this was the first such meeting held as part of the new ILO-Russia Programme of Cooperation. Signed last year, the programme focuses on four priority areas for Russia. The Krasnoyarsk Conference launched joint work in one of the areas, namely on promoting international labour standards, social partnership and collective bargaining.
- Addressing the issues such as wages, their size and regular payment, promoting a balanced supply of jobs in the country, workplace safety and access to all social guarantees stipulated by law – these are the key areas of trade unions' work and all of them are essentially human rights activities.
Sergeyus Glovackas, Desk Officer for Europe and Central Asia of the Bureau for Workers’ Activities in Geneva, noted in his address that this was the first such meeting held as part of the new ILO-Russia Programme of Cooperation. Signed last year, the programme focuses on four priority areas for Russia. The Krasnoyarsk Conference launched joint work in one of the areas, namely on promoting international labour standards, social partnership and collective bargaining.