The 111th International Labor Conference (ILC) is taking place in Geneva, in which a representative of our association, accredited from the Polish Solidarity trade union, Yuri Rovovoy, is participating.
One of the central topics is the introduction of coercive measures against Belarusian regime. This is due to violations of freedom of association in independent trade unions and the inability to participate in collective bargaining with the employer of organizations actually created by workers. These violations have been going on for more than 20 years!
The case of violation of ILO Conventions No. 87 and No. 98 obliging Belarus to have freedom of association has been going on since 2003. But after the arrest in 2022 of many trade union leaders and the liquidation of trade unions united in the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (BCDU), it became clear that the Belarusian regime not only did not intend to move towards the implementation of the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry, but also worsened the situation to the limit. Such actions of the regime forced the ILO to react decisively.
The ILO launched a procedure of enforcement in accordance with Article 33 of the ILO. This article has only been invoked once in the more than 100-year history of the ILO in relation to the military junta in Myanmar.
06/06/2023 to investigate the relationship they may have with the government of Belarus.”
In fact, this resolution will give the right to break all relations with the Belarusian regime before the start of a real social dialogue in Belarus.
Final the decision to adopt a resolution on Belarus remains with the delegates of the Conference of 187 countries of the world at the Plenary Session, which will be held on June 12, 2023.
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