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Stand up for workers rights, forum of trade unionists urges
The end of summer proved to be one of the busiest periods in the calendar of trade unions of the Siberian Federal District. On 26 August in Gorno-Altaisk a district conference on “Promotion of social dialogue at federal district level" was organized by the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia (FNPR) and the ILO.
25 August 2015
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The meeting was attended by over 80 union activists, representatives of ILO, territorial trade union associations, legislative and executive authorities, the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, regulatory and oversight bodies and NGOs. The conference participants discussed the prospects for the development of social partnership in the Siberian Federal District and exchanged experience in streamlining the interaction between trade unions and regulatory and oversight agencies, advocacy, sharing the best practices of trade union organizations and other issues.
Messages of greetings to the participants in the conference from the head of the Altai Republic and head of the Republic’s government Alexander Berdnikov and presidential envoy to the Siberian Federal District Nikolai Rogozhkin were read out to the participants in the Conference.
The International Labour Organization was represented at the Conference in Gorno-Altaisk by Sergeyus Glovackas, Senior Specialist on Workers' Activities, ILO DWT/CO Moscow and Artyom Sici, Social Protection Officer. In his speech, S. Glovackas recalled that the seminar was held within the framework of the cooperation programme between the Russian Federation and the ILO, which was signed in December 2012. He summed up the progress in the advancement of international labour standards, guarantees of the rights of trade unions, the adoption of standards for decent work and the protection of workers' rights.
In his remarks at the conference Executive Vice President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) Victor Cherepov focused on creating a better business climate in the country as a whole and the Siberian Federal District in particular. He also shared some ideas on how to address, in a constructive spirit, the issues of labour market, pointing out that “the new challenges do not alter our basic obligations to workers, including their protection at work.”
On August 25, the day before, a workshop on rights advocacy for trade union activists of the Siberian Federal District was held Barnaul, the capital city of the Altai Territory. In his remarks at the workshop, Sergeyus Glovackas pointed out that the gathering was the third event aimed at promoting the standards of decent work, organized in the Siberian Federal District with the ILO support. “What is being done in the Russian Federation in the field of promotion of Decent Work standards, developed with the help of the International Labour Organization, is very important,” – the ILO official said. – “We hope that we will be able to extend this experience to other countries in the region,” he added.
Daniel Bessarabov, deputy governor of the region, sent a welcoming message to the participants in the workshop saying, among other things, that “building a constructive dialogue with the social partners did not always go smoothly.” According to the official, the fact that addressing certain issues required discussion was legitimate, for it demonstrated that regional associations of trade unions were not “decorative” institutions, but respected partners with a strong voice. Being in the forefront in addressing labour relations issues, trade unions are best placed to effectively protect workers’ interests, he said.
On August 27, a similar workshop to discuss the promotion of international labour standards and protecting workers' rights was held in the capital of the Altai Republic, the city of Gorno-Altaisk.
Messages of greetings to the participants in the conference from the head of the Altai Republic and head of the Republic’s government Alexander Berdnikov and presidential envoy to the Siberian Federal District Nikolai Rogozhkin were read out to the participants in the Conference.
The International Labour Organization was represented at the Conference in Gorno-Altaisk by Sergeyus Glovackas, Senior Specialist on Workers' Activities, ILO DWT/CO Moscow and Artyom Sici, Social Protection Officer. In his speech, S. Glovackas recalled that the seminar was held within the framework of the cooperation programme between the Russian Federation and the ILO, which was signed in December 2012. He summed up the progress in the advancement of international labour standards, guarantees of the rights of trade unions, the adoption of standards for decent work and the protection of workers' rights.
In his remarks at the conference Executive Vice President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) Victor Cherepov focused on creating a better business climate in the country as a whole and the Siberian Federal District in particular. He also shared some ideas on how to address, in a constructive spirit, the issues of labour market, pointing out that “the new challenges do not alter our basic obligations to workers, including their protection at work.”
On August 25, the day before, a workshop on rights advocacy for trade union activists of the Siberian Federal District was held Barnaul, the capital city of the Altai Territory. In his remarks at the workshop, Sergeyus Glovackas pointed out that the gathering was the third event aimed at promoting the standards of decent work, organized in the Siberian Federal District with the ILO support. “What is being done in the Russian Federation in the field of promotion of Decent Work standards, developed with the help of the International Labour Organization, is very important,” – the ILO official said. – “We hope that we will be able to extend this experience to other countries in the region,” he added.
Daniel Bessarabov, deputy governor of the region, sent a welcoming message to the participants in the workshop saying, among other things, that “building a constructive dialogue with the social partners did not always go smoothly.” According to the official, the fact that addressing certain issues required discussion was legitimate, for it demonstrated that regional associations of trade unions were not “decorative” institutions, but respected partners with a strong voice. Being in the forefront in addressing labour relations issues, trade unions are best placed to effectively protect workers’ interests, he said.
On August 27, a similar workshop to discuss the promotion of international labour standards and protecting workers' rights was held in the capital of the Altai Republic, the city of Gorno-Altaisk.