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Vitsebsk Sole Traders Gathered For Spontaneous Rally Near Regional Executive Committee

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Several hundreds of sole traders were chanting: “Give Us Work!” and “Cancel!”

On December 22 a meeting of sole traders is held in front of Vitsebsk regional executive committee. At 1 p.m. they gathered in the trading centre Evikom, and after the meeting they decided to go to the executive committee and demand reversal of the Decree №222, Radio Svaboda reports.

Representatives of market places and of the organizing committee for creation of a trade union came for talks with the authorities. A representative of Perspektiva association was not allowed to join.

The head of the regional department for entrepreneurship development came out to the porch to several hundreds of sole traders. He tried to explain that issues concerning the Decree №222 could be resolved at the top level, not in Vitsebsk. But he allowed sole traders to enter and have talks with local authorities.

Such an answer could not satisfy sole traders, they do not disband, they are waiting for the results of the talks. They are chanting: “We Need Work!” and “Cancellation!”

Four small businessmen from different markets entered the regional executive committee for talks. Among them was the chairperson of the organizing committee for creation of the trade union of sole traders, Vmeste, Iryna Liashkevich.

Besides, Vitsebsk sole traders are waiting the chairman of the regional executive committee or at least his deputy to come out to them. They say that in different towns officials talked to the people, and people in Vitsebsk are ignored. The talks are held at the level of the tax inspection.

Since the beginning of 2016, in Vitsebsk, like in other parts of the country, most sole traders stopped work in connection with the Decree №222. As said by sole traders, about 85% of market trading places are empty.

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