НЕЗАВИСИМЫЙ ПРОФСОЮЗ РАБОТНИКОВ ОАО ГРОДНО АЗОТ

The organization: The Belarusian Independent Trade Union of Workers at OAO Grodno Azot is an independent labor union representing the workforce at OAO Grodno Azot, a chemical manufacturing company in Belarus. The union was led by Sergei Antusevich, who served as the head of the primary organization in 2009 and as the treasurer since 2007. The union's main priorities were protecting the rights of its members. In 2007, they successfully negotiated a collective agreement with the employer, but the process took over a year. Despite exhausting all negotiation avenues, the union was unable to ensure the observance of its rights and those of its members in 2007. The union also faced obstacles in conducting their activities, including being denied the right to hold a meeting in 2007