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Published in: oDR: InvestigationExclusive: EU concerned by Ukraine’s controversial labour reforms
European Union says Ukraine’s reforms must follow international labour standards and social dialogue principles
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Published in: oDR: NewsUkraine’s nurses face brutal winter as health austerity collides with war
Key workers told openDemocracy they are being paid months late or not in full due to a controversial healthcare reform
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Published in: oDR: NewsUkrainian government threatens confiscation of trade union property
As the government continues radical workplace reforms, it wants to seize unions’ prestigious Soviet-era buildings
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Published in: oDR: NewsUK MPs demand ‘just reconstruction’ in Ukraine amid fears for workers’ rights
Money for Ukraine’s recovery must ‘not disappear into the hands of oligarchs’, Nadia Whittome told openDemocracy
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Published in: oDR: FeatureUkraine’s latest economic reforms threaten workers’ social benefits
Merging Ukraine’s social insurance fund with the deficit-ridden state pension fund will be a disaster, say trade unions
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Published in: oDR: NewsUkrainian coal miners defy national protest ban to go on strike
Industrial action at Mine No. 9 in Novovolynsk follows takeover at the top and allegations of corruption
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Published in: oDR: NewsBad old days of corruption in Ukraine’s mining sector could be back
First workers’ protest in Ukraine since Russia invaded erupts over embezzlement fears in the country’s coalfields
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Published in: oDR: NewsUkraine’s anti-worker law comes into effect
Law 5371, which strips back labour protections, has been ratified. Is there more to come?
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Published in: oDR: FeatureJust working for wood: life inside Tajikistan’s silk industry
Silk production is still a major part of the country’s economy – and women bear the brunt of this harsh work
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Published in: oDR: FeatureAnti-union laws have punished Kazakhstan’s workers. But the fight isn’t over
Workers in Kazakhstan have faced pressure for years but continue to fight for their rights and social justice, new...
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Published in: oDR: NewsUkraine could abandon key labour principle as part of EU drive
The government’s post-war reconstruction plans threaten a ‘Mad Max-style dystopia’, says Ukrainian labour lawyer
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Published in: oDR: NewsUkraine uses Russian invasion to pass laws wrecking workers’ rights
Zero-hours contracts set to be legalised and 70% of workforce exempted from workplace protections
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Published in: oDR: NewsUnions sound warning about UK-backed plan to rebuild Ukraine
Lugano Declaration pushes for modernisation and investment, but critics say a just reconstruction is needed
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Published in: oDR: FeatureAs Western firms flee Russia, many workers’ futures are uncertain
The war has created a divide: while some white collar workers can leave Russia, lower-paid employees are left behind
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Published in: oDR: NewsUkraine’s new labour law could ‘open Pandora’s box’ for workers
Ukrainian parliament set to vote on new labour law that threatens workers with a ‘rollback to the 19th century’
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Published in: oDR: NewsUkraine’s government dismantles labour rights during the war
Law radically curtailing labour rights is crucial in face of Russian invasion, say Ukrainian politicians. Trade...
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Published in: oDR: NewsTen years after a brutal massacre, Kazakhstani oil workers’ fight continues
Oil workers are stepping up their battle for independent union organisation and better pay and conditions in the...
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Published in: oDR: NewsUK sponsors deregulation of labour rights in Ukraine
Experts warn the proposed labour reforms, which the British Foreign Office has consulted on, could reduce...
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Published in: oDR: Interview“We’re ideal workers”: a day with Kyiv’s trade union trolleybus drivers
Driving a trolleybus in one of the largest networks in Europe is hard. We spoke to three drivers about what their...
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Published in: oDR: NewsRussia blocks major website for worker complaints
An online database of anonymous complaints about Russian employers has been blocked following a Moscow defamation case
