In Połacak district on November 12 was held next Saturday community work day . Local authorities ordered the company to conduct its listing on earned through PMC "Housing Połacak". On the eve of the event the Free Labor union, acting on the JSC "Połacak-Fiberglass" asked the executive committee, a statement on the prevention of forced labor during the clean-up.
At the disposal of the Połacak regional executive committee from 10.24.2016 # 297r states that voluntary work carried out "in order to bring in proper sanitary condition of the town of Połacak and other towns of the Połacak region, territories of organizations of production and the social sphere, as part of the preparation of the Połacak District for the winter period". Money earned at a volunteer, should be transferred to the account PMC "Housing Połacak".
ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS
Pursuant to the order of the District Executive Committee, General Director of JSC "Połacak-Fiberglass" Andrew Bunakov issued an order from 03.11.2016 #914 "On carrying out work day". It prescribes: "1. To conduct 12.11.2016 on a voluntary basis in the Company district-wide Saturday community work day (the subbotnik) in the workplace... 3.3. To determine the amount of funds for the transfer of the employees on a voluntary basis..."
RESPONSE OF FREE LABOR UNION
The workers of the plant "Fiberglass" complained on November 9 at the Free Labor union of forcing them to free labor. union activists quickly learned the situation and on the same day decided to apply to the executive committee with a statement.
In a statement, the union asked the local authorities "... to take measures to prevent forced labor during the work day. Presence in the order of a volunteer director of the words "on a voluntary basis" is not sufficient to curb the actions of officials to enforce labor of workers of JSC "Połacak-Fiberglass". Please report these measures to our union."
Also, the union asked the executive committee to answer questions the workers: How can public authorities provide no evidence of coercion for labor workers of JSC "Połacak-Fiberglass"? Which government agencies are working to deal with complaints of forced labor as part of the disposal of the Połacak executive committee?
CHEATING-VOLUNTARY “DONATION”
The deputy director for ideology of the plant "Fiberglass" Andrey Kuzmin refused to inform the chairman of the union, how much he identified for the transfer of the work day. Order of the Director Andrei Bunakov Ideology instructed to set the amount of "voluntary" contributions from workers.
Labor unionists say that the factory administration did not consult with the union in organizing the work day on attraction of union members to a free community service. And in Połacak executive committee head of the organizational and personnel department Alexey Fomin he refused to provide a copy of the order of the regional executive committee on the community work day .
Deputy Chairman of the Belarusian Free Labor union Nikolai Sharah: "We qualify such orders as the director of the forced labor. The consequences of non-work day for employees, our members, are such that worsen their relationship with management. As a result, the employee deprived of bonuses and various bonuses, he has a fear of loss of job – working intimidate non-renewal of contracts. This form of organization only formally Subbotniks is voluntary. The amount of money donated by the workers be approved by management, money held accounting and employees only painted in the statements, and then not always".
Based on the order of the director, we can assume that the average salary will be transferred to each employee. Those who refuse work for free, as a rule, there are no, but usually no one do not ask. Thus, when the average monthly salary at the plant 770 rubles, and the number of about 4 000 workers, housing for the day received more than 60 000 dollars. And that's just one company.
Alexander Morozov
