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Margarita Usova presents GCTU initiatives at the “Trade Unions. 21st Century” forum
On October 8, Sochi is hosting the 8th All-Russian Intelligence Forum “Trade Unions. 21st Century. An Era of Change.” For the third year running, the General Confederation of Trade Unions is the forum's general partner.
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GCTU takes part in EEC Advisory Committee meeting on social security for workers
On October 8, Moscow hosted the ninth meeting of the Advisory Committee on Social Security, Pension Rights, Medical Care, and Professional Activities of Workers of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) member states, held at the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC).
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CIS trade unions mark World Day for Decent Work
Events for the World Day for Decent Work took place in Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan.
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GCTU proposals included in the draft Plan for the CIS Year of Social Development and Quality of Life
On October 1, the CIS Executive Committee in Minsk hosted the final meeting of the Working Group of the Advisory Council on Labour, Employment and Social Protection of the Population of the CIS Member States.
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International Day of Older Persons: GCTU drafts recommendations for enabling longer working lives
October 1 marks the International Day of Older Persons. For trade unions, this date highlights, among other things, the need to improve working conditions for older employees and create opportunities for active, extended working lives.
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Older workers and social partnership: GCTU presents reports at the IFPSSW Council meeting in Tashkent
On September 29, Tashkent hosted a meeting of the Council of the International Federation of Public Service and Sector Workers' Unions (IFPSSW). The General Confederation of Trade Unions (GCTU) presented two reports at the event: “Key Directions of Social Policy Regarding Older-Generation Workers in the CIS Member States” and “On Improving the System of Social Partnership in the Commonwealth of Independent States.”
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Viktor Pinsky addresses CIS trade unions
To mark World Day for Decent Work, observed on October 7, GCTU General Secretary Viktor Pinsky has addressed the Confederation's member organisations.
The GCTU is proposing a new benchmark for the minimum wage: the minimum consumer budget.
Viktor Pinsky called on CIS trade unions to support a new solidarity campaign: “Set the minimum wage at the level of the minimum consumer budget.”
The full text of the address can be found in the “Analytical Materials” section.
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Margarita Usova: Migrant workers' interests must be taken into account in developing a common CIS migration space
On September 24, St. Petersburg hosted the 30th meeting of the Council of Heads of Migration Authorities of the CIS member states. The General Confederation of Trade Unions (GCTU) was represented at the meeting by Deputy General Secretary Margarita Usova, who delivered a report outlining the trade union position on labour migration and the development of a common CIS migration space.
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Trade Unions Propose Strengthening Worker Protection in Labour Migration within the CIS
The General Confederation of Trade Unions proposed expanding the involvement of trade unions in regulating labour migration and developing mechanisms for the organised recruitment of workers. The proposal was put forward at a meeting of the Council of Heads of Migration Authorities of the CIS Member States.
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The GCTU Discusses the Work of Its International Sectoral Trade Union Associations
A meeting was held with the heads of the international sectoral trade union associations that make up the GCTU. The participants discussed practical matters of cooperation between the sectoral associations and the General Confederation of Trade Unions.
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National Trade Union Centres of Four CIS Countries to Mark the World Day for Decent Work
On 7 October 2026, trade unions around the world will mark the World Day for Decent Work for the nineteenth time. On that day, member organisations of the General Confederation of Trade Unions will hold events in Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.
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IPA CIS Working Group Reviews New Proposals for the Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency
The working group of the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of the Commonwealth of Independent States, tasked with drafting the model law "On Cross-Border Insolvency and Bankruptcy", has continued its work. The group's latest meeting took place on 18 September.
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Work Begins on a Unified Methodology for Calculating the Minimum Consumer Budget
The minimum consumer budget must reflect workers' actual expenditures depending on their country of residence.
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GCTU Discusses Amendments to Confederation’s Charter
On September 15, Moscow hosted a meeting of the Working Group on Preparing Amendments and Additions to the Charter of the General Confederation of Trade Unions (GCTU) at the Trade Unions Palace of Labor. Participants reviewed proposals from member organizations regarding necessary changes to the Confederation’s founding document.
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Wage Standards in the CIS Must Reach a New Level
On September 10, the General Confederation of Trade Unions (GCTU) launched the development of a unified methodology for calculating the minimum consumer budget. The first meeting of the GCTU Executive Committee’s temporary working group on this initiative took place in Moscow.
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A Unified Registry of Collective Agreements Should Be Established in the CIS
A unified registry of collective agreements in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) will enable the regulation of labor relations at a cross-border level, according to the General Confederation of Trade Unions. The proposal by GCTU to include the creation of such a registry in the draft Plan of Activities for the Year of Social Development and Quality of Life in the CIS was approved by participants of the working group of the Advisory Council on Labor, Employment, and Social Protection of the Population of the CIS Member States. The working group meeting took place today at the CIS Executive Committee in Minsk, using video conferencing.
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Nominal Wages in the CIS Show Steady Growth
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan lead with the highest growth rates
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have recorded the highest growth in nominal average wages in the CIS, with increases of 27.5% and 20.3%, respectively, compared to the first half of last year.
Experts from the GCTU analyzed wage data in the CIS, published in the latest report Socio-Economic Situation of the CIS Countries in the First Half of 2026 by the CIS Statistical Committee.
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The GCTU Stands Guard over the Rights of Trade Unions and Workers in the CIS – Viktor Pinsky
Today marks seventy years since the USSR ratified two Conventions of the International Labour Organization (ILO) that are of great importance to trade unions worldwide.
The entry into force in the USSR on 10 August 1956 of two ILO Conventions - No. 87 on Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise (1948) and No. 98 on the Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining (1949) - launched the country's process of ratifying international labour instruments. In total, seventeen ILO Conventions were ratified in 1956.
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Belarusian Trade, Consumer Cooperation and Entrepreneurship Workers' Union Turns 95
The Trade, Consumer Cooperation and Entrepreneurship Workers' Union of the Republic of Belarus celebrated its 95th anniversary on July 31. Today, the union unites over 143,000 industry workers across the country, with 1,681 primary trade union organizations. The union reliably protects the rights of industry workers in the Republic and actively operates on the international stage as part of the International Confederation of Trade Unions of Workers in Trade, Catering, Consumer Cooperation, and Various Forms of Entrepreneurship.
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GCTU Proposes Discussing Harmonization of National Social Partnership Systems at a Special Meeting of the Advisory Labour Council
The General Confederation of Trade Unions (GCTU) proposed adding a special section to the 2028 CIS Year of Social Development and Quality of Life preparation plan, dedicated to events aimed at improving social partnership.
The proposals for the draft plan of the Year of Social Development and Quality of Life were discussed during the first meeting of the Working Group of the Advisory Council on Labour, Employment, and Social Protection of the Population of the CIS Member States. The meeting took place today at the CIS Executive Committee in Minsk via video conference.
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President of Russia Vladimir Putin Presents the Order of Honour to Viktor Pinsky
Viktor Pinsky, a member of the Russian State Duma and General Secretary of the General Confederation of Trade Unions (GCTU), has been awarded the Order of Honour. The award was presented by Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation.
"My sincere congratulations! I am glad that your work has been duly recognised by the country's leadership," Vladimir Putin said as he presented the award to Viktor Pinsky.
The ceremony took place today in the St George's Hall of the Kremlin in Moscow.
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Viktor Pinsky: "The meeting of the General Confederation of Trade Unions Council in Dushanbe is a landmark event for the entire trade union movement of the Commonwealth of Independent States"
Dushanbe, Tajikistan, July 1, 2026 – Viktor Pinsky, Chairman of the Commission of the Russian State Duma on Regulations and Organisation of State Duma Activities and General Secretary of the General Confederation of Trade Unions (GCTU), called the meeting of the GCTU Council, held on July 1 in Dushanbe, a landmark event for the trade unions of the Commonwealth of Independent States.
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Viktor Pinsky Met with Deputies of the Parliament of Tajikistan
June 30, Dushanbe, Tajikistan – The work on developing model labor legislation within the CIS format was discussed during a meeting between Viktor Pinsky, Chairman of the Commission of the Russian State Duma on Regulations and Organisation of State Duma Activities and General Secretary of the General Confederation of Trade Unions (GCTU), and Makhmadshokh Gulzoda, Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs, Public Associations, and Information of the Majlisi Namoyandagon Majlisi Oli of the Republic of Tajikistan. The meeting, held today in Dushanbe at the Parliament of Tajikistan, was also attended by other deputies of the Tajik Parliament: Orip Amirsoda, Chairman of the Environmental Commission; Naima Solizoda, member of the Commission on Deputy Ethics; Karakhon Chillazoda, Chairman of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Tajikistan; and Margarita Usova, Deputy General Secretary of the GCTU.
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Viktor Pinsky met with the Deputy Minister of Labor of Tajikistan
June 30, Dushanbe, Tajikistan - The gradual formation of a common labour market and the regulation of labour migration among the member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States were the main topics of a meeting between the Chair of the Commission on Rules and Maintenance of Activity of the State Duma, and the General Secretary of the General Confederation of Trade Unions (GCTU), and Sharif Norzoda, Deputy Minister of Labour, Migration and Employment of the Republic of Tajikistan.
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ILO: Artificial Intelligence and Labour – Presumption of Employment
Labour protection must be "embedded" in cross-border job search platforms.
Employment must be called employment and not disguised as self-employment or other forms of evading protected labour, believes Margarita Usova, Deputy General Secretary of the General Confederation of Trade Unions (GCTU), who spoke at the plenary session of the 114th International Labour Conference of the International Labour Organization (ILO), currently taking place in Geneva, Switzerland.
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International Labour Conference: Human at the Center of Technological Progress Main News
On June 1, the 114th session of the International Labour Conference (ILC) began its work in Geneva.
Delegations from 187 ILO member states gathered in Switzerland to participate in the event. The conference includes the heads of GCTU member organizations including national trade union centers of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Russia.
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The Future Lies in Creating Ecosystems of Decent Work
The General Confederation of Trade Unions (GCTU) proposed a transition from platform employment to an ecosystem of decent work at the V Eurasian Economic Forum.
The international event took place on May 26–28 in Astana, with the main theme: "The EAEU in the Global Digital Race: Betting on Artificial Intelligence." The forum's program included three blocks: Transformation of the EAEU Market Development, Eurasian Connectivity, EAEU+, and side events. The event was held as part of Kazakhstan's chairmanship in the bodies of the Eurasian Economic Union in 2026. Special attention at the forum was paid to practical business issues. The main event of the forum was the plenary session with the participation of the heads of the EAEU states. The forum also featured an exhibition fair and a rich business program.
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Model Law "On Social Partnership": Updates Given the Green Light
The General Confederation of Trade Unions (GCTU) initiated an interactive session "Transnational Social Dialogue in the Eurasian Space: Trade Union Strategy" to discuss the upcoming update of the Model Law "On Social Partnership."
In May, at the plenary session of the Interparliamentary Assembly of the CIS member states in St. Petersburg, the GCTU's initiative on the need to adopt a new edition of the document was supported, and work on it was included in the "Prospective Plan for Model Legislation of the Assembly for 2026–2028."
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Draft Law "On Platform Employment": GCTU Proposals Included
The draft Model Law "On Platform Employment" was considered at the spring session of the Interparliamentary Assembly of the CIS member states.
The event took place on May 21–22 at the Tavrichesky Palace in St. Petersburg. During the 60th plenary session, the "Prospective Plan for Model Legislation of the CIS IPA for 2026–2028" was adopted. At the initiative of the General Confederation of Trade Unions (GCTU), the document includes the preparation of a new edition of the Model Law "On Social Partnership."
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CIS Youth Interparliamentary Assembly Supports GCTU’s International Internship Project for Youth
The proposal by the General Confederation of Trade Unions (GCTU) to organize international internships for young people was supported by the CIS Youth Interparliamentary Assembly (YIPA CIS) at its 26th meeting, held on May 21 at the Tavrichesky Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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Viktor Pinsky Heads GCTU Delegation at Wreath-Laying Ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow
A delegation from the General Confederation of Trade Unions (GCTU), led by GCTU General Secretary and Deputy of the Russian State Duma Viktor Pinsky, participated in the wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Representatives of national trade union centers within the GCTU specifically traveled to Moscow to take part in the event.
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President of Russia Vladimir Putin Presents the Order of Honour to Viktor Pinsky
Viktor Pinsky, a member of the Russian State Duma and General Secretary of the General Confederation of Trade Unions (GCTU), has been awarded the Order of Honour. The award was presented by Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation.
"My sincere congratulations! I am glad that your work has been duly recognised by the country's leadership," Vladimir Putin said as he presented the award to Viktor Pinsky.
The ceremony took place today in the St George's Hall of the Kremlin in Moscow.
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Margarita Usova presents GCTU initiatives at the “Trade Unions. 21st Century” forum
On October 8, Sochi is hosting the 8th All-Russian Intelligence Forum “Trade Unions. 21st Century. An Era of Change.” For the third year running, the General Confederation of Trade Unions is the forum's general partner.
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GCTU takes part in EEC Advisory Committee meeting on social security for workers
On October 8, Moscow hosted the ninth meeting of the Advisory Committee on Social Security, Pension Rights, Medical Care, and Professional Activities of Workers of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) member states, held at the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC).