President
President of the General Confederation of Trade Unions: Alexander Viktorovich Korchagin
Born in 1970 in Serov, Sverdlovsk Region.
Education:
Graduated from the Ufa State Aviation Technical University and the Academy of Labour and Social Relations.
Holds a Candidate of Sciences (Economics) degree (equivalent to a Ph.D.).
Professional Career:
1993 - 2003: Advanced from Senior Mechanic to Head of the Material and Technical Supply and Procurement Base at "Tyumentransgaz" LLC.
2003 - 2016: Chairman of the United Trade Union Organization of "Tyumentransgaz" LLC (later "Gazprom transgaz Yugorsk").
2016 - Present: Chairman of the All-Russian Trade Union of Workers of the Oil, Gas, and Construction Industries.
Public and Advisory Work:
2006 – 2016: Deputy of the Yugorsk City Duma (4th and 5th convocations), Deputy Chairman of the Duma.
2016 - Present: Member of the Council for Professional Qualifications in the Oil and Gas Complex.
2017 - Present: Member of the Council of the Union of Oil and Gas Industrialists of Russia.
2017 - Present: Co-chair of Working Group No. 6 on Socio-Economic Issues of the Northern Regions of Russia within the Russian Tripartite Commission for the Regulation of Social and Labour Relations.
2017 - Present: President of the International Confederation of Oil, Gas, and Construction Trade Unions.
2021 - Present: President of the Association of Trade Unions of the Core Industries and Construction of the Russian Federation; Member of the Public Council under the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation.
2022 - Present: President of the World Confederation of Labour.
GCTU News
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GCTU Discusses Amendments to Confederation’s Charter
On September 15, Moscow hosted a meeting of the Working Group on Preparing Amendments and Additions to the Charter of the General Confederation of Trade Unions (GCTU) at the Trade Unions Palace of Labor. Participants reviewed proposals from member organizations regarding necessary changes to the Confederation’s founding document.
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Wage Standards in the CIS Must Reach a New Level
On September 10, the General Confederation of Trade Unions (GCTU) launched the development of a unified methodology for calculating the minimum consumer budget. The first meeting of the GCTU Executive Committee’s temporary working group on this initiative took place in Moscow.
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A Unified Registry of Collective Agreements Should Be Established in the CIS
A unified registry of collective agreements in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) will enable the regulation of labor relations at a cross-border level, according to the General Confederation of Trade Unions. The proposal by GCTU to include the creation of such a registry in the draft Plan of Activities for the Year of Social Development and Quality of Life in the CIS was approved by participants of the working group of the Advisory Council on Labor, Employment, and Social Protection of the Population of the CIS Member States. The working group meeting took place today at the CIS Executive Committee in Minsk, using video conferencing.