PrimaMedia, April 29. CIS Trade Unions to Revise Model Law on Social Partnership—Aiming to Preserve Social Stability and Sustainable Development Across the Commonwealth
CIS launches new model law to strengthen cross-border labor rights
A working group to draft a new version of the CIS model law on social partnership will be established under the General Confederation of Trade Unions (GCTU), following a decision adopted today by the GCTU Commission on Protecting Socioeconomic Rights of Workers and Legal Affairs.
"We have analyzed the state of social partnership institutions across the CIS and identified a clear demand to shift from country-specific approaches to cross-border cooperation in this field," said Viktor Pinsky, GCTU Secretary-General and a member of Russia's State Duma. "This is primarily driven by long-term migration trends. While the total workforce within the CIS remains stable, labor shortages in countries with negative migration balances are increasingly filled by migrant workers from nations with positive migration flows. Today, the number of labor migrants in the CIS is roughly equivalent to the entire population of one of our smaller member states. Undoubtedly, this process requires ongoing regulation—raising labor standards, equalizing wages, and ensuring fair working conditions for all employees, regardless of nationality. Ultimately, it is in our shared interest to maintain social harmony within the CIS and foster the sustainable development of the entire Commonwealth."
Pinsky presented a report on the state of social partnership in the CIS during the Commission's session.
The meeting of the GCTU Commission on Protecting Socioeconomic Rights of Workers and Legal Affairs took place in Moscow. In addition to Commission members—representatives of national trade union centers from CIS countries—the discussions included participants from the Eurasian Economic Commission, the Expert Council on Economics of the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly, and Russia's All-Russian Labor Research Institute under the Ministry of Labor.
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