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The works done in report period have been positively appreciated

17 May 2019

The 10th congress of the Russian Confederation of Labor (KTR)was held on 17-18 May in Moscow. 

Approximately 200 representatives of member organizations of KTR, also Sharan Burrow, the General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), Irakli Petriashvili, the president of the Pan-European Regional Council (PERC) of ITUC and chairman of Georgian Trade Union Confederation (GTUC), Anton Leppik, the executive secretary of ITUC PERC, Olga Kulayeva, the Director of the International Labor Organization (ILO) Moscow Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Sergius Glovaskas, the director of Labor Bureau of International Labor Organization on European and Central Asian countries, Gocha Aleksandriya, the specialist of Moscow Bureau of ILO, Yaroslav Nilov, the Russian State Duma's Labor, Social Policy and Veterans' Affairs Committee, the members of Azerbaijan Trade Union Confederation (ATUC), also Germany, France, Holland, Brasilia, Bulgaria, Belarus, Kazakhstan Trade Union Confederations, experts, representatives of local and international unions, public and scientific organizations took part in the congress.
The international scientific-practical conference called “The freedom to combine, rights of trade unions, agenda of society and trade union movement” dedicated to the 100th anniversary of International Labor Organization (ILO) was held  at the first day of congress.
The report of Executive Committee of Russian Confederation of Labor (KTR) was heard and confirmed by representatives of the congress after speeches and discussions. The persons, who made speech around report, positively appreciated the works done. Then, the elective authorities of the Russian Confederation of Labor were reestablished. The elections of the Confederation’s Council and control-inspection commission were held. Boris Kravchenko was unanimously elected the president of the Russian Confederation of Labor. Sergey Kovalev (the leader of Russia's Federal Trade Union of Air Traffic Controllers) was elected the Secretary General, Igor Kovalchuk (Seafarers' Trade Union of Russia) was elected the chairman of Executive Committee, Igor Pavlov was elected the chairman of Council, Oleg Shin was elected the vice-president of Russian Confederation of Labor (KTR).