Belarus Plans to Amend Trade Union Law

A bill amending legislation on trade union activities has been submitted to the House of Representatives. It provides for a new version of the existing Law on Trade Unions, as well as amendments to the Labour and Tax Codes and the Code of Civil Procedure.

The new version will set out:

  • the principles governing the establishment and activities of trade unions and trade union associations, as well as the specifics of their interaction with the state;
  • the procedures for establishing and operating trade unions;
  • the procedures for state registration of trade unions and their symbols, amendments to trade union charters, and the specifics of trade union reorganisation and dissolution;
  • trade union rights and guarantees for the exercise of those rights.