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Joint Statement in Defense of Historical Truth about the Great Victory Adopted by the Secretaries-General of the CSTO, CIS, and SCO

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An objective reflection of the historical truth about the war is an essential condition for preventing the recurrence of such tragedies and for strengthening international peace. This was affirmed in a joint statement adopted by the Secretaries-General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

The statement strongly condemns any attempts to distort the significance of the Great Victory in the Second World War.It underscores the unacceptability of efforts to rehabilitate the ideas of Nazism and racial superiority, to justify genocide and other crimes against civilians, as well as to promote radical extremist ideologies.

GCTU News

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    A roundtable discussion titled "Labor Protection for Women" was held at the CIS Headquarters with the support of the Advisory Council on Labor, Employment, and Social Protection of the Population of the CIS Member States.

  • For trade unions, March 8 is not just a day of spring and renewal.

    For trade unions, March 8 is not just a day of spring and renewal.

    For trade unions, March 8 is not merely a day of spring and renewal. Above all, it is an opportunity to once again reflect on the role of women in the world of work and in global development as a whole. Today, women perform 55% of the world’s total labor. They work longer hours than men—by 6 to 13 hours per week—and still earn less: on average, women’s wages amount to 66–84% of men’s wages, depending on the country. There is objective evidence that the more a country values women’s labor and the smaller the gender pay gap, the more developed its economy. A special issue is the “invisibility” of women’s domestic and, as experts call it, reproductive labor. This is why trade unions should continue to fight for justice for working women.

    I congratulate all women of the CIS, my colleagues in the parliamentary corps, and women in trade unions on International Women’s Day. I wish you justice, decent work, success, and prosperity!

    Viktor Pinsky

    General Secretary of the General Confederation of Trade Unions, Member of the State Duma


  • General Confederation of Trade Unions Proposes Securing Trade Union Rights in Enterprise Bankruptcy

    General Confederation of Trade Unions Proposes Securing Trade Union Rights in Enterprise Bankruptcy

    The General Confederation of Trade Unions’ (GCTU) proposals are reflected in the draft CIS model law “On Cross-Border Insolvency and Bankruptcy.”

    Trade unions must have the right to represent and protect workers’ interests in the bankruptcy of international companies, according to Viktor Pinsky, Member of the State Duma of the Russian Federation and General Secretary of the GCTU.