Photo courtesy of the Federation of Trade Unions of Belarus
MINSK, 7 February (BelTA) - The Federation of Trade Unions of Belarus (FTUB) is expanding its cooperation with Indian trade unions, BelTA learned from the FTUB press service.
During these days, a delegation from the national trade union center, headed by FTUB Chairman Yuri Senko, is participating in the All-India Triennial Conference and an international symposium discussing the role of trade unions amid the changing global labor market. The events have gathered over 2,500 people, including representatives from Belarus, Russia, Brazil, Türkiye, Nepal, Italy, and other countries.
The Indian Workers’ Union is the world’s largest trade union center, with over 26 million members. Yuri Senko noted that Belarus and India are actively developing mutually beneficial cooperation both in a bilateral format and within international platforms such as the SCO and BRICS. “We are united by the understanding that each country is unique in its development and shapes its future based on national traditions, values, and priorities. We share a common aspiration for multi-vector international relations and open dialogue based on respect, honesty, and reliability. Developing cooperation at the level of national trade union centers will contribute to strengthening ties between Belarus and India, which will benefit the working people of both countries,” the FTUB chairman said.
Yuri Senko informed his foreign colleagues about the established system of social partnership in Belarus, which effectively and constructively resolves all crucial issues - from ensuring productive employment to raising wages. He also emphasized that addressing the global problems of the world of work requires greater solidarity within the international trade union movement. For instance, technological progress and digitalization, intended to ease workers’ labor, without proper regulation and measures to protect the interests of the working person, lead to the opposite result, with low-skilled workers suffering the most. The desire of certain politicians to divide the world and the imposition of restrictions and artificial barriers in the economy also pose a significant threat to workers in all countries. “This is nothing other than international-scale blackmail and an attempt by some countries to subjugate other sovereign states. In international practice, such a policy has already received a clear definition - new colonialism,” the FTUB chairman said.
The format and main topics of the upcoming BRICS Trade Union Forum, to be held in India this year, were also discussed at the event.
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