Volga Federal District to Learn from Unions' International Experience
On 14 November 2017, Kirov hosted a conference held under the aegis of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia (FNPR) and the International Labour Organisation, with support from the Kirov Regional Government.
14 November 2017
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The conference theme of 'International Guarantees of Trade Unions' Human Rights Activity: Cooperation Programmes between the Russian Federation and the International Labour Organisation' attracted participants from all of the 14 regions which constitute the Volga Federal District.
Addressing the conference opening plenary were Alexander Churin, First Deputy Chairman of the Kirov Region Government; Sergei Nekrasov, First Deputy Chairman of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia; Sergeyus Glovackas, Desk Officer for Europe and Central Asia of the Bureau for Workers' Activities; Vladislav Trubnikov, FNPR Secretary and Representative in the Volga Federal District; Vladimir Bykov, Chairman of the Kirov Region Legislative Assembly, and heads of government agencies, local employers, chairs of regional trade union organisations, representatives of the Kirov Regional Federation of Trade Union Organisations, and union activists.
The conference agenda featured a discussion of challenges in the implementation of international guarantees in the national legislation, a review of ILO/Russia cooperation programmes, exchange of good practices of conducting collective bargaining, documenting collective bargaining efforts from the regional perspective, and working out recommendations for the implementation of social security standards stipulated in ILO Convention No. 102 of 1952.
Welcoming the conference participants, Alexander Churin emphasised that wide participation of strong social actors is essential for the development of the state and society. "It will be very interesting for us to examine, in particular, the experience of European trade unions in spheres such as labour relations and collective bargaining," he said.
Sergey Nekrasov, FNPR First Deputy Chair, noted that "Kirov Region is a vast and highly-developed region on the Volga where virtually all sectors of the Russian economy are represented, making it particularly important for us to see how Russian and international legislation protecting workers' rights is implemented here."
Sergeyus Glovackas reminded the audience of the ILO's upcoming 100th anniversary in 2019 and mentioned the Future of Work Centenary Initiative which will be fully prepared and launched by that time. "One of my objectives during this conference is to hear proposals towards this ILO initiative from the regions on the Volga," he said.
Addressing the conference opening plenary were Alexander Churin, First Deputy Chairman of the Kirov Region Government; Sergei Nekrasov, First Deputy Chairman of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia; Sergeyus Glovackas, Desk Officer for Europe and Central Asia of the Bureau for Workers' Activities; Vladislav Trubnikov, FNPR Secretary and Representative in the Volga Federal District; Vladimir Bykov, Chairman of the Kirov Region Legislative Assembly, and heads of government agencies, local employers, chairs of regional trade union organisations, representatives of the Kirov Regional Federation of Trade Union Organisations, and union activists.
The conference agenda featured a discussion of challenges in the implementation of international guarantees in the national legislation, a review of ILO/Russia cooperation programmes, exchange of good practices of conducting collective bargaining, documenting collective bargaining efforts from the regional perspective, and working out recommendations for the implementation of social security standards stipulated in ILO Convention No. 102 of 1952.
Welcoming the conference participants, Alexander Churin emphasised that wide participation of strong social actors is essential for the development of the state and society. "It will be very interesting for us to examine, in particular, the experience of European trade unions in spheres such as labour relations and collective bargaining," he said.
Sergey Nekrasov, FNPR First Deputy Chair, noted that "Kirov Region is a vast and highly-developed region on the Volga where virtually all sectors of the Russian economy are represented, making it particularly important for us to see how Russian and international legislation protecting workers' rights is implemented here."
Sergeyus Glovackas reminded the audience of the ILO's upcoming 100th anniversary in 2019 and mentioned the Future of Work Centenary Initiative which will be fully prepared and launched by that time. "One of my objectives during this conference is to hear proposals towards this ILO initiative from the regions on the Volga," he said.