Regional trade unions from Belarus, Russia sign cooperation agreement
20 January 2019
The
trade unions of Vitebsk Oblast of Belarus, Pskov Oblast and Smolensk Oblast of
Russia have signed a cooperation agreement for 2019-2020, BelTA has learned
from the press service of the Vitebsk Oblast branch of the Federation of Trade
Unions.
The
document aims at expanding mutually beneficial cooperation between the trade
union organizations of the border regions. The parties will cooperate in the
protection of labor rights, social and economic interests of workers. The
cooperation agreement will help strengthen trade union organizations using the
principles of mutual support, respect and solidarity. The parties will share
expertise and knowledge, develop joint proposals on social, economic and legal
matters and forward them to the executive authorities of respective regions and
states as well as to the Belarus-Russia Union State. They will also hold joint
cultural and sports events, and recuperation programs. BelTA.