Vice Presidents of the General Confederation of Trade Unions:
Yevgeny Ivanovich Makarov, Deputy Chairman of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia (FNPR)
Kudratulla Mirsagatovich Rafikov, Chairman of the Trade Unions Federation of Uzbekistan
Andrey Vladimirovich Shvedov, General Secretary of the Trade Unions Federation of Mining and Metallurgy Workers
Gennady Nikolayevich Kosolapov, General Secretary of the International Confederation of Railway Workers' Trade Unions
Viktor Prokopyevich Karnyushin, Chairman of the International Trade Union Federation of Forestry Workers of the CIS
Anatoly Georgiyevich Nazeykin, Chairman of the International Association of Communications Workers' Trade Unions
GCTU News
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Unified Repository of Collective Agreements and Smart Contracts: GCTU Sets the Vector for Trade Union Digital Transformation
Trade unions risk losing their ability to effectively protect workers rights amid the growth of the platform economy without rapid digital transformation. Experts from the General Confederation of Trade Unions (GCTU) in the academic essay Social Dialogue in a Polycentric World view digitalization as a strategic priority, without which it is impossible to maintain the regulatory role of the trade union movement in labor relations.
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Holidays in 2026: All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center Studies Production Calendars of Eight CIS Countries
In the new year, the “eight” countries—Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan—citizens of Azerbaijan will enjoy the biggest number of the days off: 124, while Belarusians will have the fewest: 111.
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Digitalization Trend: Innovations in Labor Legislation Across CIS Countries Analyzed by the General Confederation of Trade Unions
A trend toward digitalization in labor legislation has taken shape across the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), according to a study On Certain Changes in Labor Legislation in CIS Countries in 2025 by the General Confederation of Trade Unions (GCTU). The study materials are available on the website of the international trade union association.
