News Ukrainian manufacturers should rebuild Ukraine, report says A new report by the US aid agency says when Russia's war ends reconstruction loans should be spent on businesses and jobs in Ukraine By Thomas Rowley / 25 May 2023
Investigation Exclusive: EU concerned by Ukraine’s controversial labour reforms European Union says Ukraine’s reforms must follow international labour standards and social dialogue principles By Thomas Rowley and Kateryna Farbar / 28 Feb 2023
News Ukrainian government threatens confiscation of trade union property As the government continues radical workplace reforms, it wants to seize unions’ prestigious Soviet-era buildings By Serhiy Guz / 8 Nov 2022
News UK MPs demand ‘just reconstruction’ in Ukraine amid fears for workers’ rights Money for Ukraine’s recovery must ‘not disappear into the hands of oligarchs’, Nadia Whittome told openDemocracy By Thomas Rowley / 24 Oct 2022
News Ukraine’s anti-worker law comes into effect Law 5371, which strips back labour protections, has been ratified. Is there more to come? By oDR Team / 25 Aug 2022
News Ukraine could abandon key labour principle as part of EU drive The government’s post-war reconstruction plans threaten a ‘Mad Max-style dystopia’, says Ukrainian labour lawyer By Thomas Rowley and Serhiy Guz / 9 Aug 2022
News Ukraine uses Russian invasion to pass laws wrecking workers’ rights Zero-hours contracts set to be legalised and 70% of workforce exempted from workplace protections By Thomas Rowley and Serhiy Guz / 20 Jul 2022
News Unions sound warning about UK-backed plan to rebuild Ukraine Lugano Declaration pushes for modernisation and investment, but critics say a just reconstruction is needed By Thomas Rowley / 7 Jul 2022
Opinion Ukraine’s recovery must benefit the people. The West has other ideas Liberal reforms made during the war in Ukraine will hinder the country’s eventual reconstruction. Here’s what needs to happen By Vitaliy Dudin / 4 Jul 2022
News Ukraine’s new labour law could ‘open Pandora’s box’ for workers Ukrainian parliament set to vote on new labour law that threatens workers with a ‘rollback to the 19th century’ By Serhiy Guz / 20 May 2022
News Ukraine’s government dismantles labour rights during the war Law radically curtailing labour rights is crucial in face of Russian invasion, say Ukrainian politicians. Trade unions say it’s an excuse for deregulation By Serhiy Guz / 18 Mar 2022
News Outcry over UK support for stripping workplace protections in Ukraine British, Ukrainian MPs and trade unionists concerned by UK Foreign Office's sponsorship of Ukrainian labour liberalisation By Thomas Rowley and Serhiy Guz / 9 Dec 2021
