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UK sponsors deregulation of labour rights in Ukraine

Experts warn the proposed labour reforms, which the British Foreign Office has consulted on, could reduce Ukrainians’ rights at work

By Thomas Rowley
UK sponsors deregulation of labour rights in Ukraine
7 October 2021: Ukrainian trade unions hold protest against labour law reform
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The UK is supporting the deregulation of labour rights in Ukraine, openDemocracy reports today.

Documents seen by openDemocracy show the British Foreign Office has advised the Ukrainian Ministry of Economy on how to push through new labour legislation, which experts warn could reduce Ukrainians’ rights at work.

Since September 2020, the UK has funded a project that is supporting the Ukrainian ministry on “transforming” the country’s labour laws.

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