Belarus: Interview with Liza Merliak, exiled trade unionist

Belarus: Interview with Liza Merliak, exiled trade unionist

Author: Eric Lee - LabourStart March 3, 2025 Duration: 12:48
LabourStart's podcast this week is - unfortunately - about Belarus, which is probably the worst place in Europe to be a trade unionist. We are now coming up on the 3rd anniversary of the mass arrests of Belarusian trade union leaders and the crushing of the country's independent and democratic unions. Liza tells us why this happened, the role of the Ukraine war and Putin, and what we can do to help free the jailed union leaders and force the regime in Belarus to respect workers' r...

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