title: Problems of freedom of association and scope of collective agreements in Belarus as a challenge to international labor standards
metadata.name: dc.contributor.author
metadata.value: Tomashevski, Kirill L.
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metadata.name: dc.date.accessioned
metadata.value: 2022-02-09T15:44:15Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.available
metadata.value: 2022-02-09T15:44:15Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.issued
metadata.value: 2021-12
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metadata.name: dc.identifier.citation
metadata.value: Tomashevski, Kirill L. 2021. “Problems of freedom of association and scope of collective agreements in Belarus as a challenge to international labor standards”. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Law 4: 1082–1094.
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.identifier.other
metadata.value: https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu14.2021.417
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metadata.name: dc.identifier.uri
metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/34796
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metadata.name: dc.description.abstract
metadata.value: The Law of the Republic of Belarus of 18.07.2019 No. 219-Z of Article 365 of the Labor Code
  of the Republic of Belarus was set forth in a new version. The interpretation of the norms
  enshrined in it regarding the scope of collective agreements has caused not only difficulties
  in practice for trade unions and employers, but also indirectly threatens freedom of association
  and the principle of non-discrimination. The joint explanation by the Ministry of Labor
  and Social Protection and the Federation of Trade Unions of Belarus, adopted in October
  2020, did not remove all questions, since its literal interpretation can lead to discrimination
  in labor relations. The article analyzes the statement of a Belarusian politician regarding the
  mandatory creation of trade unions in all private companies under the threat of their liquidation.
  This statement in comparison with the collective bargaining endeavor of 2020–2021 on
  amendments and additions to collective agreements at many Belarusian enterprises is compared
  with international legal acts, the norms of the Constitution of Belarus, and the Labor Code of Belarus. It is concluded that such statements and attempts to include discriminatory
  norms in collective agreements, making the application of their provisions dependent on participation
  or non-participation in a trade union, are in contradiction with the norms of the
  Constitution of Belarus, international labor standards in terms of the generally recognized
  principle of freedom of association and the effective right to collective bargaining, proclaimed
  in a number of international legal acts of the UN and the ILO. Proposals are made to overcome
  the trade union monopoly in terms of collective agreements, expanding the scope of collective
  agreements in the Republic of Belarus, taking into account the previous historical experience
  of Belarus and the positive experience of the Russian Federation.
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.description.sponsorship
metadata.value: The article was supported by a grant from the Russian Scientific Foundation (project no. 19-18-
  00517).
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.language.iso
metadata.value: ru
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.publisher
metadata.value: St Petersburg State University
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.relation.ispartofseries
metadata.value: Vestnik of St Petersburg University. Law;Volume 12; Issue 4
metadata.lang: -
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: freedom of association
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: trade unions
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: collective agreement
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: scope
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: conventions
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: covenant
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: constitution
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: workers’ organizations
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: state
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: violation
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.title
metadata.value: Problems of freedom of association and scope of collective agreements in Belarus as a challenge to international labor standards
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.type
metadata.value: Article
metadata.lang: en_GB
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