Federation of Trade Unions of Belarus
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The Federation of Trade Unions of Belarus is a trade union
centre in Belarus
. It has evolved from the Soviet era official unions, but has in recent years been in conflict with the government over issues such as living standards and union interference.
Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
centre in Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
. It has evolved from the Soviet era official unions, but has in recent years been in conflict with the government over issues such as living standards and union interference.