The workers of JSC "Polotsk-Fiberglass" not satisfied discrimination because of union membership. Abuse of workers to the director handed chairman of concern "Belneftekhim" Igor Lyashenko during his personal reception May 5th. Factory workers represented by the chairman of the Free Trade Union at the company Viktor Stukau. Talk chairmen of workers' rights in the Minsk office of the group lasted over an hour.
The workers believe that the company as a public organization should adhere to the international commitments of Belarus to respect the rights of workers to form trade unions. Especially because in the functions of the group is listed control over the protection of workers in enterprises, which means that compliance with labor legislation, which is an element of social partnership working with the employer and the state.
The complaint stated violations factory director Nicholas Kochanowski Belarusian laws and international treaties. Workers indicate that the director illegally refuses collective bargaining with workers' representatives, in the collective agreement of the plant workers laid discrimination because of participation in the union, the director of obstructing trade union officials to visit the territory of the plant. Particular outrage of workers is cynicism bosses who force out of the Free Trade Union, which is a direct violation of the constitutional rights of workers by the employer to join a union. After all, the government has committed itself to the citizens and the international community to provide the workers "appropriate protection against any discriminatory acts" - and this requires working on the concern "Belneftekhim" as a public authority.
As an activist of the Free Trade Union of Workers of the plant "Fiberglass" Nikolai Sharah, "One of the tasks of the trade union - to inform the state authorities about the violation of workers' rights. While various government agencies - such as the prosecutor's office, the labor inspectorate, the local authorities - do not fulfill their obligations to ensure the protection of workers' rights. At the same time, we believe the best way to protect the interests of workers are independent of their collective action. If the employer does not fulfill its obligations, the workers collectively may suspend the execution of their duties. However, it is the right of workers to organize in trade unions violated the workers difficult to defend its economic interests."
The answer to the complaint from the group promised to give the workers a month. Now the plant is reduced wages as the workers say "Million Dollar began to receive less than the previous year", with the average salary at the plant in 2014 to six million. Thus, the workers weaving workshop was a lot of downtime due to underutilization work that affect the salary.
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