Primary trade union organization (PTUO) | Republican Center for State Environmental Expertise, Training, Advanced Training and Retraining of Personnel of the Ministry of Natural Resources

What is a trade union?

A trade union is an association of workers bound by common production and professional interests related to their work. They unite to work together to achieve better working conditions and pay, and to simply help each other in difficult times.

The word “trade union” has become familiar to us, and it’s usually associated with providing material assistance and organizing cultural and educational activities. A trade union does all of this, but its primary tasks and goals are to represent and protect the social and labor rights and interests of its members.

Why do we need a trade union?

It’s difficult for an employee and employer to resolve social and labor relations issues alone. Sometimes they lack knowledge of the law, lack courage, and sometimes their composure in a dispute can falter. And who wants to ruin their relationship with their boss? It’s difficult to enforce legal demands alone.

To this end, the trade union:

conducts negotiations with employers and government representatives; concludes agreements and collective bargaining agreements on behalf of employees and monitors their implementation;
exercises control over the compliance of employers with labor legislation;
protects union members from unlawful penalties and dismissals;
achieves employment, promotes the creation of new jobs, prevents mass layoffs;
seeks fair and decent wages, benefits and pensions, as well as social protection for trade union members;
through its elected bodies, labor safety inspectorates and authorized representatives, exercises control over the state of labor safety and the environment;
participates in collective labor disputes;
nominates its representatives to protect the interests of trade union members in the commission on social insurance, labor disputes, and the commission for investigating industrial accidents;
provides free consultations on legal (labor, housing, pension) issues;
represents and protects the interests of trade union members in bodies that consider labor disputes (KTS, court);
conducts cultural, educational, sports and health work among employees and their family members.

Only a trade union member has the right to expect:

protection in case of dismissal at the initiative of the employer;
assistance in case of violation of the labor or collective agreement by the employer;
assistance in resolving issues related to labor safety, compensation for damage caused to health in the performance of work duties;
a free consultation on economic, legal and other socially significant issues;
to receive financial assistance from trade union funds in difficult life situations.

Primary Trade Union Organization (PTUO) of the Center

PTUO full name

Primary trade union organization of the state educational institution "Republican Center for State Environmental Expertise, Training, Advanced Training and Retraining of Personnel" of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus" Belarusian Trade Union of Forestry and Nature Management Workers

The Primary Trade Union Organization (PTUO) of the Center is part of the Minsk Regional Organization of the Belarusian Trade Union of Forestry and Nature Management Workers.

The main areas of activity of the PTUO are:

protection of professional, labor and socio-economic rights and legitimate interests of trade union members;
promoting the creation of healthy and safe working conditions, implementing public control over compliance with labor legislation and occupational safety;
participation in the preparation and conclusion of a collective agreement, monitoring its implementation;
participation in organizing employee health improvement;
promoting the development of mass physical culture and sports;
organization of cultural and educational events, including tourist and excursion trips.

Trade Union Committee

The structure of the trade union committee was elected following the results of the reporting and election meeting, Protocol No. 1 dated February 27, 2026

Structure of the trade union committee

Name Surname	Job title	Contacts
Godyl Marina	Chairman of the trade union committee	+375 (17) 399 32 63
Matsyulina Alena	Treasurer of the trade union committee	+375 (17) 360 56 83
Tumashik Olga	Member of the trade union committee	+375 (17) 399 32 63
Baturina Natalya	Member of the trade union committee	+375 (17) 399 32 63
Apanasenok Olga	Member of the trade union committee	+375 (17) 367 56 31

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