9th BRICS Trade Union Forum

The 9th BRICS Trade Union Forum.

Mikhail Shmakov, President of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia, at the opening of the 9th BRICS Trade Union Forum.

Olga Kulayeva, Director of the ILO Country Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, at the opening of the 9th BRICS Trade Union Forum in St Petersburg.

Yevgeny Makarov, Deputy Chairman of the Federation of independent Trade Unions of Russia, at the opening of the 9th BRICS Trade Union Forum in St Petersburg.

Mikhail Shmakov, President of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia, at the opening of the 9th BRICS Trade Union Forum in St Petersburg.

Alexei Zharkov, Secretary of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia, at the opening of the 9th BRICS Trade Union Forum in St Petersburg.

From right: Olga Kulayeva, Director of the ILO Country Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Mikhail Shmakov, Chairman of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia, and Yevgeny Makarov, Deputy Chairman of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia, at the opening of the 9th BRICS Trade Union Forum in St Petersburg.

At the 9th BRICS Trade Union Forum in St Petersburg.

From left: Alexei Zharkov, Secretary of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia (FNPR); Yevgeny Makarov, Deputy President of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia (FNPR); Mikhail Shmakov, President of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia (FNPR), and Olga Koulaeva, Director of the ILO Country Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, during the opening of the 9th BRICS Trade Union Forum in St Petersburg. On the screen: Anton Kotyakov, Minister of Labour and Social Protection of the Russian Federation.

Maria Helena Andre, Director of the ILO Bureau for Workers' Activities (ACTRAV), speaks via video link at the 9th BRICS Trade Union Forum.

At the 9th BRICS Trade Union Forum in St Petersburg.

Alexei Zharkov, Secretary of the Fedeeration of Independent Trade Unions of Russia, Yevgeny Makarov, Deputy Chairman of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia, and Mikhail Shmakov, Chairman of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia, at the opening of the 9th BRICS Trade Union Forum in St Petersburg. On the screen: Sergei Katyrin, President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

The 9th BRICS Trade Union Forum in St Petersburg.

The 9th BRICS Trade Union Forum in St Petersburg.

The 9th BRICS Trade Union Forum in St Petersburg.

Brazil's Eduardo de Souza Maia, Sr., Deputy Director, lntemational Affairs, New Central Union of Workers (NCST), speaks via video link at the 9th BRICS Trade Union Forum.

From left: Alexei Zharkov, Secretary of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia (FNPR); Yevgeny Makarov, Deputy President of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia (FNPR); Mikhail Shmakov, President of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia (FNPR), and Olga Koulaeva, Director of the ILO Country Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, during the opening of the 9th BRICS Trade Union Forum in St Petersburg. On the screen: Ricardo Patah, President, General Workers' Union of Brazil (UGT).

Brazil's representative Sergio Arno presents the national report via video link at the 9th BRICS Trade Union Forum in St Petersburg.

Brazil's representative Mario Teixeira presents the national report via video link at the 9th BRICS Trade Union Forum in St Petersburg.

Yevgeny Makarov, Deputy Chairman of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia, at the opening of the 9th BRICS Trade Union Forum in St Petersburg.

From left: Alexei Zharkov, Secretary of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia (FNPR); Yevgeny Makarov, Deputy President of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia (FNPR); Mikhail Shmakov, President of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia (FNPR), and Olga Koulaeva, Director of the ILO Country Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, during the opening of the 9th BRICS Trade Union Forum in St Petersburg. On the screen: Boji Surendran, Organising Secretary of the Indian Workers' Union (Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh).

Bheki Ntshalintshali, Secretary General of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), speaks via video link at the 9th BRICS Trade Union Forum in St Petersburg.