Viktor Pinsky: “Main Trade Union Principles – Solidarity and Unity – Help Look Confidently into the Future”
Viktor Pinsky, Secretary General of the GCTU, congratulated the heads of GCTU’s affiliated organizations, trade union activists and trade union members on New Year 2026.
“Our joint work on the promotion of the principles of decent work and social justice brings results and finds kind responses in the hearts of people in CIS countries and around the world. The main trade union principles – Solidarity and Unity – help look confidently into the future and be ready for new achievements,” the congratulatory message says.
The Secretary General of the GCTU wished trade union members, professional leaders and activists good health, good spirits and welfare:
“May the year 2026 bring you new strength, energy and inspiration. I wish you to achieve all your goals!”, Viktor Pinsky said in his congratulatory message.
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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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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.