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Belarus’ rigged presidential election must be re-run and police brutality must cease, demands ITUC

The ITUC has denounced the violent attacks by the police and the special security forces on demonstrators protesting over disputed presidential elections on Sunday evening in Belarus (9 August) and called on the government of Belarus to respect the true voice of its citizens. Dictator Alexander Lukashenko – in power for 26 years - has … Continue reading Belarus’ rigged presidential election must be re-run and police brutality must cease, demands ITUC

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МКП: у Білорусі повинні бути повторні вибори, жорстокість поліції – припинена

Міжнародна конфедерація профспілок засудила жорстокі напади поліції та спеціальних сил безпеки на демонстрантів, що протестували проти спірних виборів президента в неділю ввечері в Білорусі (9 серпня). МКП закликала білоруський уряд поважати справжній голос своїх громадян. «Диктатор Олександр Лукашенко, який при владі 26 років, очевидно, втратив підтримку білоруського народу, і вибори повинні бути проведені повторно з … Continue reading МКП: у Білорусі повинні бути повторні вибори, жорстокість поліції – припинена

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HOLODOMOR

QUESTION NATIONALE, STALINISME, UKRAINE Par Vincent Presumey. Étymologiquement, le mot ukrainien Holodomor contracte holod, la faim, et demoryty, qui n’a pas d’équivalent direct en français et peut se rendre par « laisser périr délibérément ». L’intentionnalité est décisive : laisser périr, c’est assassiner. Pour les Ukrainiens, le mot est donc synonyme de génocide, et, de même que Shoah désigne aujourd’hui le génocide dont … Continue reading HOLODOMOR

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Towards a Political Economy of Ukraine

We are pleased to announce the publication of an exciting new book by the veteran Ukrainian socialist Marko Bojcun - Towards a Political Economy of Ukraine Selected Essays 1990–2015.  Part of the Ukrainian Voices series by ibidem Verlag. The essays in this book explore the major developments, both domestic and international, that shaped the first … Continue reading Towards a Political Economy of Ukraine

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Ukrainian trade unions under the guillotine

The labour market will get rid of trade unions Vitaliy Dudin Under the slogan of getting rid of old Soviet junk, Ukrainian parliamentarians want to “reform trade unions”. This reform guillotine will decapitate trade union committees, which presently force management thoroughly to deliberate over their decisions. After the unsuccessful attempt to pass the liberal law … Continue reading Ukrainian trade unions under the guillotine

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Miners protesting over pay arrears arrested and tortured in Russian-controlled Luhansk ‘republic’

From left Ihor Yefanov, Vitaly Yefanov, Yevhen Mykhailichenko We republish a below an important report by the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group of the ongoing repression against mineworkers in the so-called 'Luhansk Peoples Republic', a proxy state of Russian imperialism. The miners struggles demands solidarity from the International Labour Movement - this lays down a … Continue reading Miners protesting over pay arrears arrested and tortured in Russian-controlled Luhansk ‘republic’

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new anti-union law threatens Ukrainian trade unions

The Ukrainian trade union movement joined by an international campaign of solidarity recently pushed back proposed anti-union legislation, now the government proposing a new anti-trade union law. We publish this report from http://www.industriall-union.org/ On 27 May, the parliamentary committee on social policy and the protection of veterans reviewed draft law №2681 and recommended that parliament … Continue reading new anti-union law threatens Ukrainian trade unions

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LUHANSK MINERS PAY VICTORY – but activists still under arrest

The protest action miners "Krasnolimanska" in the Russian occupied area of Luhansk Mineworkers have ended an underground occupation in separatist-controlled territory in Lugansk, eastern Ukraine, after bosses paid most of the wages they were owed. But 14 trade union activists are still under arrest by the authorities of the Russian-supported “people’s republic”. The sit-in by … Continue reading LUHANSK MINERS PAY VICTORY – but activists still under arrest

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Luhansk miners occupy pit and defy security forces

Since 5th of June mineworkers in the occupied Luhansk region Ukraine have been occupying the ‘Komsomolska’ mine in Antracyt (town in “Luhansk People’s Republic”). Fighting for their right to get two-month salary owed them. The miners have encountered harsh repressions from the occupation authorities. We publish below a report from the blog People and Nature.  An … Continue reading Luhansk miners occupy pit and defy security forces