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Kyrgyzstan: Increased interference in trade union activities, 22 December 2020
Kyrgyz authorities have increased scrutiny of trade union leaders, including through criminal investigations, and are unduly interfering in legitimate trade union activities in the country, Human Rights Watch said today.
On November 21, 2020, the Office of the Prime Minister barred the countryâs main trade union body, the Federation of Trade Unions of Kyrgyzstan, from holding its December 4 congress, when elections for the position of chairperson were planned.
âKyrgyzstanâs leadership should respect the right of trade unions to associate and organize freely, not meddle in internal trade union activities and processes,â said Syinat Sultanalieva, Central Asia researcher at Human Rights Watch. âThey should allo