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Belarusian opponent Svetlana Tikhanovskaya wrote an appeal to factory workers, claiming that pro-government unions had taken money from workers for decades without representing their interests.
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, leader of the Belarusian opposition I note an appeal to the Belarusian factory employees, in which he thanked them for the courage with which they oppose the regime. The video was published on October 14 by the official Telegram channel of the opposition.
“You are afraid that any new government will sell the factories, that they will strip you of your wages and you will not be able to feed your families. But they do not tell you that for many years the regime did everything possible so that you did not receive decent wages,” said opposition leader. …
According to her, pro-government unions took money from workers for decades without representing their interests.
“They take a percentage of their salaries from everyone. But where does this money go? It’s simple: the regime protects itself from you with it. Your unity scares its leaders and officials. It is beneficial for them to pretend there are no strikes.” Tikhanovskaya said.
Mass protests have continued in Belarus since August 9 due to falsification of the voting results in the presidential elections, which, according to official data, were won by the head of state, Alexander Lukashenko. At the same time, alternative exit polls showed Tikhanovskaya’s confident victory.
The Belarusian security forces violently dispersed the protesters. They applied stun grenades, rubber bullets and water cannons… During the protests, hundreds of protesters were injured and injured. 13 thousand people arrested… According to official figures, killed four protesters.
In August, Belarusian companies went on strike. The “Belaruskali” mines on August 17 stopped the extraction of ore, the workers demanded the resignation of Lukashenko and the change of president. Workers at the Belarusian Metallurgical Plant, BelAZ, the Minsk Tractor and Tractor Plant, the Minsk Tractor Plant and others also staged a national strike in Belarus on August 17. The workers of the companies “Grodnozhilstroy” and “GrodnoPromstroy” joined the strike.
Lukashenka ordered the companies that participated in the 24 August strikes to be closed.
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