Why Are Lukashists So Afraid Of The ILO Decision?

The resolution has already caused a wave of indignation among the representatives of the regime.

The International Labor Organization supported the resolution on Belarus. Article 33 of the ILO Charter will apply to the Lukashenka regime. Governments, representatives of employers of the countries that are members of the organization are invited to reconsider relations with the authorities of Belarus.

The ILO resolution has already caused a wave of indignation on the part of Lukashists and pro-government trade unions.

The Charter97.org website looked at what experts think about this topic.

Leader of the European Belarus civil campaign Andrei Sannikov drew attention to the fact that the ILO resolution can be used to release political prisoners:

“The insane regime doesn’t even realize that it has been digging this hole for a very long time, and now it has been dug. Now it must fall into it, and this should help the release of political prisoners.”

Sannikov spoke about two important aspects of the ILO's decision:

“Since the decision is made, it should be further transformed into decisions of national governments, but not only them. There are two sides to this decision: punishment by sanctions and support for the independent trade union movement and the workers of Belarus, broad international solidarity.”

Political scientist Dzmitry Balkunets noted that the Lukashists seemed very anxious about the decision of the ILO:

“This is a very strong blow to the regime, which can be seen even in the faces of the people sent by Lukashenka to Geneva. Now they've run into it. I believe that those who went there, for example, Mikhail Orda, can get something very difficult in their biography. This reputational, and in the future, possibly, financial damage will be written off to him.

At the same time, he noted that the sanctions that are applied in accordance with Article 33 allow for the introduction of the most serious restrictions, up to a trade embargo:

“Decisions can be completely different, up to some powerful economic levers. Someone can continue trading, and someone will curtail economic relations. Such an article also severely restricts investment. It is unlikely that anyone will seriously invest in a country that has such economic and political risks for doing business.”

According to the leader of the Belarusian Workers’ Association Siarhei Dyleuski, the ILO resolution should have been adopted much earlier:

“I have been very surprised over the past three years by the fact that the European trade unions have not done this until today. As you remember, we put pressure on the application of the 33rd paragraph because of the violation of workers' rights in Belarus for a long time. The priority task of world and European trade unions, the International Labor Organization, is precisely to protect the rights of workers.

At the same time, Dyleuski emphasized the need to strengthen economic sanctions against the Lukashenka regime, because only radical measures can bring back the rule of law in Belarus:

“Only radical actions can save the Belarusian workers who are already in prison, who are subjected to this or that repression every day.”

The Nick and Mike Telegram channel is sure that the ILO resolution can solve the problem of nuclear weapons in Belarus:

“The historic decision of the ILO can and should be used in a strategy to counter the deployment of nuclear weapons by Russia in Belarus, as well as their possible use. [...] In light of the fact that the blue-fingered blue-headed psycho forgot to take his pills today and again began to threaten all the neighbors with a nuclear bomb, the application of the ILO decision is one of the tools that can solve this problem. And at the same time ensure the release of political prisoners.”

Activist of the labor movement Artsiom Chernikau noted that the decision of the ILO is the result of a stubborn struggle of all independent and free people of Belarus:

“Despite the fact that the path to this small victory was long and difficult, this is just the beginning. The struggle to establish justice and protect human rights in Belarus must continue. The ice has broken, and this is a good sign for all who believe in the principles of democracy and human rights. This inspires and gives hope for the speedy release of our brothers from prison.”