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The head of the temporary investigative commission of the Verkhovna Rada for the control of the “Ukrzaliznytsia”, people’s deputy of the “Servant of the people”, Yulia Grishina, said that the workforce of the company is “desperate”.
Employees of “Ukrzaliznytsia” are planning a strike with a complete stop of all kinds of transport, said on March 18 on Facebook the head of the temporary inquiry commission of the Verkhovna Rada on the verification of “Ukrzaliznytsia”, People’s Deputy from the “Servant of the People” Yulia Grishina.
The previous day a regular meeting of the commission had taken place, during which a meeting with the railway workers’ unions took place. At the same time, Vladimir Zhmak, removed from the position of director of the company’s board of directors, was unable to attend, as he received a positive test result for coronavirus.
According to the people’s deputy, the company’s workforce is “desperate”, which is why a major strike is scheduled in two weeks.
“The purpose of VSK is to investigate the” contribution “of each UZ head, the supervisory board and possible counterparts to bring Ukrzaliznytsia to a critical state. It is from this moment that there has been a rapid deterioration in the state”, Grishina said. emphasized.
He also added that the heads of the Attorney General’s Office, the State Investigation Office, the Interior Ministry, the Security Service of Ukraine, the State Fiscal Service and the National Anti-Corruption Office will be invited to the next meeting. of the commission.
“The main general question is: why has not a single official been held responsible for the critical state of UZ so far?” – Summarized the popular deputy.
On January 27, Verkhovna Rada created a temporary commission of inquiry to verify and assess the status of the joint-stock company “Ukrzaliznytsya”.
The explanatory note to the resolution adopted by parliament says that in 2019 Ukrzaliznytsia showed “the worst performance indicators since Ukraine’s independence day in almost all areas of activity.”
“Ukrzaliznytsya” is a public limited company, whose 100% of the shares are owned by the State. The Ukrainian railways provide 82% of the freight transport and about 50% of the passenger traffic carried out by all types of transport; in terms of freight traffic, it ranks fourth on the Eurasian continent, only surpassed by the railways of China, Russia and India, saying on the company’s website.
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