Trade unions are holding a rally in the government quarter of the Ukrainian capital against the promotion of anti-social, anti-labour legislative initiatives. According to the Left Bank newspaper, about ten thousand people are taking part in the protest action
“As we have learned, at the conciliation council of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, anti-labour bills […] that violate the constitutional rights of workers and their trade union representatives have been put on the agenda of the first autumn session of parliament”, – Hryhoriy Osovoy, head of the Trade Union Federation of Ukraine, explained to reporters.
Among the demands of the protesters were also an increase in the minimum wage and pensions, ending the consideration of amendments to labour legislation to simplify the dismissal of workers and the adoption of a new Labour Code.