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Arthur Svensson International Prize for Trade Union Rights

The "Arthur Svensson International Prize for Trade Union Rights" 2021 is awarded to the independent trade union movement in Belarus represented by the confederation BKDP and its member unions. Read more here

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The 2021 "Arthur Svensson International Prize for Trade Union Rights" is awarded to the independent trade union movement in Belarus. Read why here.

You can see the prize committee chair justify the award here