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The delegation of the ATUC attended the congress of General Confederation of Trade Unions

12 Sep 2017

8th Congress  was  held  on  12 September  2017  in  Labor  Palace  in  Moscow .  Trade  Unions  of  NIS countries  covering  50  billion  employers  in  its  rows    and  131 members representing  international  sectoral    trade unions participated  in  the Congress work.  Representatives of state bodies of the NIS countries, entrepreneur organizations, international and national trade unions, and media representative also attended the congress.

At the congress the General Secretary of the General Confederation of Trade Unions V. Sharbakov made a report. The report of the Observatory and Revision Commission of the General Confederation of Trade Unions was also heard in the meeting.    The chairman of the Azerbaijan Trade Unions of Confederation, vice-president of the International Confederation of Trade Unions, Member of Parliament Sattar Mohbaliev noted that the role of the General Confederation of Trade Unions in protecting the socio-economic interests of trade union members is undeniable.
The congress held elections to the governing bodies of the General Confederation of Trade Unions. Mikhail Shmakov was re-elected as the president of the General Confederation of Trade Unions, and Vladimir Shcherbakov was re-elected as the Secretary General of the General Confederation of Trade Unions