"That Lady Should Really Give Business A Serious Try."

Gennady Fedynich gave a sharp reply to the CEO of Kamvol.

Tatyana Lugina, CEO of Kamvol , stated that Belarusians work “slowly”, spend a lot of time drinking tea and chatting, and held up workers from Ethiopia and India as an example for them.

Is it really a matter of “Belarusians’ laziness,” and what is actually wrong at this and other state-owned enterprises?

The website Charter97.org asked these questions to former political prisoner and trade union leader Gennady Fedynich:

— I don’t know how many people from India or Ethiopia work at “Kamvol,” but a person who comes to our country wants to show that they are not the worst, but the best. That’s one thing. But, in my opinion, this lady should seriously look into the enterprise and see what kind of work motivation exists at Kamvol today. Belarusians are far from lazy. For the most part, they are quite capable and responsible. So the problem isn’t the people, but the system.

The situation is very simple: managers want people to do more work for the same pay. And at the same time, they don’t think about what working conditions are like today or what motivates people to work.

They should ask the workers what the bosses need to do to increase productivity and the quality of work.

When such communication takes place and conclusions are drawn from it—first and foremost by management—then we will see results. But for now, I don’t see the conditions for that. Right now, everyone is blaming the workers, saying they don’t want to work, and that’s unfair.

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