Belarus: Stop attacks on independent trade unions

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Published on Friday, 18 August 2017 06:45
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Belarus: Stop attacks on independent trade unions r1 ... The government of Belarus has launched an unprovoked campaign against independent trade unions.

We need your support to tell the government to back off.

On 2 August Gennady Fedynch, chairman of the Radio and Electronics Industry Workers Union (REP) and Ihar Komlik, REP chief accountant and leader of the REP Minsk city organization, and a few staff members were detained and interrogated by Belarusian authorities.

Both union leaders are now under investigation for alleged large-scale tax evasion and risk 3 to 5 year terms of imprisonment.

Ihar Komlik has been in prison since 2 August.

The accusations of unpaid taxes refer to the solidarity support received by the union in 2011, and cannot be treated as private funds. The accusations are groundless and aim at undermining the union in retaliation for their leaders' active civil position and their work to protect the social and economic interests of the working people in Belarus.

IndustriALL Global Union and the International Trade Union Confederation are demanding the immediate release of Ihar Komlik, and an end to his and Gennady Fedynich's criminal prosecution.

Please take a moment to show your support for this campaign, here:

http://www.labourstart.org/go/belarus

And please share this message with your friends, family and fellow union members.

Thank you!



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