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| The Kiev Maidan Place these days of the Revolution of Dignity, Eurorevolution or Euromaidan. |
VOST “VOLYA” (VOST) receives
solidarity messages and support from trade unions from all over the
world for the just struggle of the Ukrainian people for decent life
and decent work in free, democratic, really independent, prosperous
Ukraine
Information message of the
All-Ukrainian Union of Workers Solidarity VOST “VOLYA” (VOST) of
03 February 2014
The Revolution of Dignity which is
named Eurorevoltion or Euromaidan too, showed aspirations of
Ukrainians both from the West and the East to decent life and decent
work in their free, democratic, really independent, prosperous
Ukraine to the whole world. The longing for freedom is so strong that
any sacrifices of patriots, any sadist NKVD repressions, any severe
frost can stop it. The occupation illegitimate criminal oligarchic
regime of bloody dictator Yanukovych surpassed itself in its crimes
against the Ukrainian people and showed that it doesn’t only kill
and disable but it also became terroristic because it grabbles
innocent people straight at streets and uses them as hostages to
intimidate while this regime imitates the so-called negotiations with
the opposition.
In this tragic situation democratic
trade unions of the world send declarations of solidarity with the
Ukrainian people to VOST “VOLYA” and persuade their countries of
the necessity of more efficient practical pressure by the world
community against the regime.
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| Olexandre Dzhulyk, President of VOST "VOLYA" (picture taken at the 'European Social Week seminar' held in Belgium, January 2014) |
NSZZ “Solidarnosc” (Poland) which
began the age of renewing democracy not only in Poland but in the
whole Eastern Europe expresses the solidarity with Ukrainian workers
and emphasizes in the declaration of the National Commission
concerning the situation in Ukraine: “The catastrophic economic and
social situation in Ukraine is a result of unskillful policy of the
government and the president’s administration, an oligarchic
economy, corruption and lack of democratic procedures, first of all
lack of authentic social dialogue… We call the authority of Ukraine
to stop repressions against the society… NSZZ “Solidarnosc”
declares the complete support for European aspirations of Ukraine and
will cooperate with Ukrainian free trade unions… which want that
Ukraine would join the EU”.
ZR of NZSS “Solidarnosc” in Gdansk
(Poland) – a city that is a cradle of NSZZ “Solidarnosc” -
expresses solidarity with aspirations of the Ukrainian people and
remembers in its declaration it addressed to the president of VOST
“VOLYA” Oleksandr Dzhulyk: “The history has showed that
democracy can’t be prisoned, stopped by police cordons, damped by a
police stick…Therefore we remember the authority of Ukraine that a
modern state which will have its place in Europe, with its standards
and democratic life model, can be built by listening to the voice of
society.” There are also important words of Pope John Paul II in
the declaration: “People is always right in a controversy between
the authority and people”.
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| In the middle Yuri Kurilo, Vice-President of VOST "VOLYA". (Picture taken at the Seminar "What reasons do have trade unions to exist in a market with a declining support?" held in Denmark, february 2013.) |
The Spanish Trade Union Confederation
“Union Sindical Obrera” (USO) declares its support of Ukrainian
citizens, workers, VOST in their struggle for freedom and free choice
of their future. “Freedom doesn’t bring in coincidence with the
policy of repressions. We watch the events in Ukraine attentively and
are ready to help You in satisfaction of Your just demands” -
Spanish trade union tells in its declaration.
The Democratic League of independent
trade unions of Hungary (LIGA) “expresses its concern about the
escalating situation in Ukraine and sends its solidarity to the
workers. We would like to express our worry about the violence the
peaceful street actions triggered by the side of the government and
hope that the democratic tool of demonstrations and strikes will not
lose their force in the future as a consequence.”
The World Organization of Workers (WOW)
– with the headquarters in Brussels, Belgium – declares the “full
solidarity to the trade union VOST-VOLYA and to the Ukrainian people”
in its declaration and underlines that VOST “VOLYA” has always
protected rights and interests of Ukrainian workers and now it
struggles for political changes for new democratic Ukraine. “The
Ukraine is part of Europe and an important partner for Europe.
Through the activities of the opposition it has become clear, that
the people want to be part of Western Europe and the European Union
and are opposed to president Yanukovych and thus against the dictate
of Russia”- the WOW declares.
The Austrian National Christian Trade
Union FCG/CPA-djp emphasizes that “Christian values connect our two
trade unions” and expresses the support for the Ukrainian people
and activists VOST “VOLYA”, participants of Eurorevolution.
FCG/CPA-djp supports the necessity of democratic changes in Ukraine
and declares: “It is time for a change of power in the Ukraine.
Democracy and liberty should become lived values. The undermining of
human rights must come to an end.”
Reference. VOST “VOLYA” (VOST) is
an independent democratic trade union association, whose activity is
based on the universal principles of Christian morality. Trade union
organizations that formed VOST have operated since 1989, and Trade
union “VOLYA” was the first in Ukraine free inter branch union.
VOST unites more than 150000 members and is a membership organization
of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC). VOST comes out
for the trade union reform in Ukraine and implementation of the motto
“The 21st century – new trade unions”. Oleksandr Dzhulyk is the
VOST president. The VOST “VOLYA” headquarters are located in
Lviv.
Information center of the VOST “VOLYA”
(VOST), tel. +380 63 407 72 98
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