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 Ukraine’s nurses face brutal winter as health austerity collides with war Key workers told openDemocracy they are being paid months late or not in full due to a controversial healthcare reform By Kateryna Farbar / 29 Nov 2022
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
Feature Ukraine’s latest economic reforms threaten workers’ social benefits Merging Ukraine’s social insurance fund with the deficit-ridden state pension fund will be a disaster, say trade unions By Serhiy Guz / 12 Oct 2022
News Ukrainian coal miners defy national protest ban to go on strike Industrial action at Mine No. 9 in Novovolynsk follows takeover at the top and allegations of corruption By Thomas Rowley and Kateryna Farbar / 14 Sep 2022
News Bad old days of corruption in Ukraine’s mining sector could be back First workers’ protest in Ukraine since Russia invaded erupts over embezzlement fears in the country’s coalfields By Kateryna Farbar / 31 Aug 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
Feature Just working for wood: life inside Tajikistan’s silk industry Silk production is still a major part of the country’s economy – and women bear the brunt of this harsh work By Irna Hofman / 11 Aug 2022
Feature Anti-union laws have punished Kazakhstan’s workers. But the fight isn’t over Workers in Kazakhstan have faced pressure for years but continue to fight for their rights and social justice, new reporting by openDemocracy and Kazakhstani independent media Vlast.kz shows By Алмас Кайсар / 10 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
