Over the last two weeks, more workers and trade union leaders in Belarus have been arrested for fighting for their right to join trade unions and showing their discontent with the Belarusian government.
An open video message from
Volha Brytsikava, Chairperson of the Primary Organization of the Belarusian Independent Trade Union of Workers of OJSC Naftan, to the CEO of OJSC Naftan, was published by the Basta! Telegram channel:
- Naftan is not only a production capacity, financial and material flows. Naftan is, first of all, living people, workers and employees, professionals and specialists. Naftan is the residents of Navapolatsk, Polatsk and the surrounding area.
Naftan is a labor dynasty. Naftan means people who have rooted in it, these are people who love and know this enterprise. People who have the right and need to be people, and to be called people.
The expansion of the strike movement continues.
Strict measures of the authorities encourage workers of enterprises to go on strike, chairman of the Belarusian Independent Trade Union (BITU)
Maksim Pazniakou said, naviny.by reports.
According to him, there are about 130 people on strike at Belaruskali and other Salihorsk enterprises, 20 at Naftan, 1 at the Polatsk Glass Fiber, 11 at BMZ, 30 at Hrodna Azot. Several people are on strike at the Belarusian Railways and several other enterprises, Maksim Pazniakou notes. Last week, Naftan employees became more active. In our opinion, this is caused by the dismissal of an active member of the independent trade union, Volha Brytsikava. During the week, 7 people joined the strike. This is the reaction of the team to her dismissal, - the trade union leader believes.