Nick And Mike: New Window Of Opportunities For Strike Committees Opens In Belarus

• 23.07.2022, 15:12

Lukashenka has a severe and intense fear of the labour movement intensification.

A new window of opportunity is opening for strike committees and headquarters, according to the Nick and Mike Telegram channel. The movement of workers is one of the most promising for Belarus. This social layer participated in protests based on the 'following majority' principle in 2020. There was no real, violent discontent. The economic problems primarily affect these social layers. IT workers and the middle class, which was the basis of the protest in 2020, have both a margin of safety and the opportunity to go to work abroad.

The whole system of the junta's ruling was aimed at making people dependent. The results are grants for the security services and contracts for the rest. Everyone must understand that they live only because the Great Helmsman allowed them.

The Hrodna Azot Strike Committee, the Belaruskali Strike Committee, the Naftan Strike Committee and activists at other large enterprises, establish contacts with colleagues in neighbouring countries (Ukrainians are already in favour of excluding Belarus and Russia from the ILO), knock on the doors of IndustriAll and other large associations. The Palace is very afraid of the strengthening of the labour movement.

The ILO sanctions have already been imposed against Belarus. There is an opportunity to show the real situation with workers' rights in the country. This will impose a complete embargo on the export of any goods.