Unions raise concerns over draft labour code

Ukraine

In a joint letter to the social affairs ministry, union federations and confederations have expressed a wide range of major concerns about a new draft labour code. They argue it fails to provide adequate protection for employees and is missing some basic key principles such as the right to paid employment and equal pay for the work of equal value. They also point out that there are no norms in the draft Labour Code determining the legal status of the trade unions and that it is also missing rules to regulate collective labour disputes and conflicts.

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