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Published in: oDR“Be like Nina”: how a Ukrainian nurse organised a protest movementLow wages, stressful conditions and little hope in the future of Ukraine’s healthcare system – this is what Nina...
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Published in: oDRThese miners protested for 43 days underground. Then they were betrayedThis autumn, miners in the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih held a strike one kilometre underground to force management...
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Published in: ОД "Русская версия"Covid-time jobs: how Russia’s working people are dealing with the pandemicWe speak to people in Saratov region about coronavirus restrictions - and how they’re making ends meet.
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Published in: oDRMetal city: notes on Lukashenka’s stolen election from ZhlobinIn the immediate aftermath of Belarus’ presidential election, this state steel factory in Zhlobin became a centre of...
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Published in: oDRWhy miners in Ukraine's longest city are holding an underground strikeUnder a media blackout, mine workers in Ukraine are refusing to come up from their mines - for wages, better...
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Published in: oDRLabour activists speak out about underground miners' protest in UkraineWorkers in Ukraine’s iron ore industry are refusing to come up from their mines, risking their wellbeing for better...
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Published in: oDRAs Russia faces an economic downturn, migrant workers are paying a brutal priceOver the past month, migrant workers in Russia have faced retaliatory round-ups, harassment and brutal treatment at...
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Published in: oDRBelarusian labour activists pressured as political crisis drags onGrowing labour unrest and strikes at key state-owned businesses have become a major challenge to embattled president...
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Published in: oDRHow Russia’s doctors are dealing with the psychological strain of COVID-19For several months, Russian medics have been living with the constant stress of coronavirus. The Ministry of Health...
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Published in: oDR: OpinionIn Ukraine, quarantine measures weaken workplace protectionsCovid-19 has become a pretext for pushing back workplace inspections in Ukraine, making the fight for decent work harder.
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Published in: ОД "Русская версия"Big brands and cheap clothes in the West are bad news for Ukrainian workersWestern fashion brands are happy to outsource their production to Ukrainian textile shops, but labour conditions...
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Published in: oDR: OpinionUK must end trade complicity in Uzbek forced labourA new report documents the ongoing use of forced labour in Uzbekistan's cotton sector.
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Published in: oDRThe pandemic has returned migrant workers to Ukraine. Will they stay?Ukrainian labour keeps several European economies afloat. But after migrants returned home during the COVID-19...
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Published in: ОД "Русская версия"Russia's labour migrants are caught between poverty and a pandemicHundreds of thousands of Central Asian migrants are trapped in Russia's quarantine lockdown, lacking jobs,...
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Published in: ОД "Русская версия""If an infected person enters the factory, everything will fall apart"In late March, two COVID-19 cases were discovered at the large AvtoVaz factory in the Russian city of Tolyatti. The...
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Published in: oDRCoronavirus could crash Russia’s already overstretched healthcare systemRussia’s healthcare system was already working at full capacity before coronavirus. We spoke to one of the people...
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Published in: oDR: OpinionIn Ukraine, liberalisation will not solve the shadow economyAs part of its "turbo reforms", Ukraine's new government sought to write the concept of competition into workplace...
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Published in: oDR: OpinionAn investor standoff in Georgia brings workers, US congressmen into conflictAs a major foreign investor faces rocky times in Georgia, America looms in the shadows.
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Published in: oDR: OpinionMoves against labour rights reveal blind spot in Ukraine’s reform agendaUkraine’s draft labour law tests international commitments to human rights and freedom of association.
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Published in: oDRFighting for justice in Ukraine’s construction industryWith high rates of workplace accidents, deaths and informal employment, Ukraine’s construction industry is...
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