GCTU General Secretary Attends CIS Heads of State Council Meeting
The meeting also endorsed a number of draft documents, including the CIS Cooperation Strategy in Developing the Information Society and Digital Economy until 2030, the Action Plan for Implementing the Second Phase of the CIS Economic Development Strategy until 2030, the Action Plan for the 2026 CIS Year of Health Protection, among others.
Viktor Pinsky, General Secretary of the General Confederation of Trade Union (GCTU), noted that the adopted documents would deepen cooperation among CIS countries and enhance integration across various economic sectors and areas of collaboration.
“As General Secretary of the GCTU, I welcome the declaration of 2026 as the Year of Health Protection in the CIS. Cooperation in healthcare is a top priority for CIS member states. Public health directly impacts workforce productivity and capacity, which are vital for sustainable development of any nation. Trade unions propose a focus on occupational health and safety as part of this initiative,” Pinsky emphasised.
He added that on 29 September, the first phase of the new GCTU training programme, “Promising Directions for the Development of Trade Union Technical Labour Inspection,” was launched. The event brought together over a hundred trade union labour inspectors from Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan. Discussions covered the use of AI and other advanced technologies in occupational safety, as well as the implementation of occupational risk management systems across CIS countries.
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