The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia (FNPR) was founded in 1990 as a national trade union centre independent of the state, political and business structures

The ITUC was deeply shocked at the tragedy on March 25 with the fire at Zimnyaya Vishnya complex in Kemerovo

Russian trade unions are deeply concerned about growing internal political tensions in Turkey against a backdrop of the existing terrorist threats and armed conflict in the region, which disrupt regional and international stability

Opening remarks by Mikhail Shmakov, FNPR President, at the panel discussion on the Future of Work during L20 Trade Union Forum in Beijing on July 13, 2016

President of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia (FNPR) on proposals into the anti-crisis programme of the government and his meeting with President Putin

“TRUD” (Labour) Newspaper, February 19, 2016

Ufa Declaration of the IV^th Trade Union Forum of BRICS countries

Adopted on July 9, 2015 in Ufa, Russian Federation

Joint Statement of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia (FNPR) and the Confederation of Labour of Russia (KTR) on the right to strike

The author of this article is Jan Kristian Balstad, Senior Counsellor, FAFO, Norway