Secretary General
Secretary General of the General Confederation of Trade Unions: Viktor Vitalyevich Pinsky
Born in 1964 in Lida, Grodno Region, Byelorussian SSR.
Education: Higher, Military Law.
Professional and Political Career:
1982 - 1996: Military Service.
1996 - 2005: Management of a legal firm (Vladivostok).
2001 - 2011: Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of Primorsky Krai (3rd and 4th convocations). Chairman of the Committee on Regional Policy and Legality.
2005 - 2015: Deputy Chairman, then Chairman of the Federation of Trade Unions of Primorsky Krai. Chairman of the Far Eastern Association of Trade Unions. Member of the General Council and Executive Committee of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia (FNPR).
2015 - 2022: Secretary of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia for Liaison with the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.
2017 - 2022: Deputy General Secretary of the World Confederation of Labour.
2022 - 2023: Deputy Chairman of the FNPR.
December 2023: Elected General Secretary of the World Confederation of Labour.
2011 – 2016: Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation (6th convocation). First Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Civil, Criminal, Arbitral, and Procedural Legislation.
2016 – 2021: Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation (7th convocation). Chairman of the Committee on Regulations and Organization of the State Duma.
2021 – Present: Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation (8th convocation). Chairman of the Commission on Regulations and Parliamentary Procedures of the State Duma.
Chairman of the Commission on Legislation and Regulations of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia.
Member of the Association of Lawyers of Russia.
GCTU News
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President of Russia Vladimir Putin Presents the Order of Honour to Viktor Pinsky
Viktor Pinsky, a member of the Russian State Duma and General Secretary of the General Confederation of Trade Unions (GCTU), has been awarded the Order of Honour. The award was presented by Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation.
"My sincere congratulations! I am glad that your work has been duly recognised by the country's leadership," Vladimir Putin said as he presented the award to Viktor Pinsky.
The ceremony took place today in the St George's Hall of the Kremlin in Moscow.
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Kyrgyzstan marks Social Protection and Trade Union Workers' Day
On 19 October, Kyrgyzstan marks Social Protection and Trade Union Workers' Day.
The holiday has national status - a rare practice for professional dates dedicated to the trade union movement.
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Viktor Pinsky: Employers to be required to respond to trade unions within a month, facing disqualification for missing deadline
On 15 October, the State Duma unanimously adopted in its first reading a bill that would oblige employers to respond to trade union requests within one month at the latest. The bill received 418 votes. Among its authors is Viktor Pinsky, General Secretary of the General Confederation of Trade Unions (GCTU) and a State Duma deputy.