Organisation details
Full legal name in Ukrainian: ПРОФЕСІЙНА СПІЛКА РОБІТНИКІВ МОРСЬКОГО ТРАНСПОРТУ УКРАЇНИ.
Abbreviated name in Ukrainian: ПРМТУ.
Name in English: The Marine Transport Workers' Trade Union of Ukraine.
Abbreviated name in English: MTWTU.
EDRPOU identification code: 02659447.
Country of registration: Ukraine.
Legal status: a trade union and a nationwide voluntary nonprofit civic organisation operating in Ukraine and abroad, governed by Ukrainian law and the MTWTU Charter.
Official website: mtwtu.org.ua.
Legal status and basis of activities
The MTWTU brings together maritime transport workers to represent and protect their labour and socioeconomic rights and interests.
The establishment, activities and legalisation of trade unions are governed by the Law of Ukraine On Trade Unions, Their Rights and Guarantees of Their Activities, dated 15 September 1999, No. 1045-XIV. The Law defines the nonprofit nature of trade unions, their rights, guarantees of their activities and requirements for their governing documents.
For corporate income tax purposes, the MTWTU’s nonprofit status is evidenced by documents issued by the competent tax authority confirming its inclusion in the Register of Nonprofit Institutions and Organisations.
Documentary evidence of nonprofit status
Under Decision No. 2115534600135 of the Main Department of the State Tax Service in Odesa Region, dated 21 May 2021, the MTWTU was included in the Register of Nonprofit Institutions and Organisations. This is also confirmed by an extract from that Register generated on 28 August 2021.
- Organisation name: The Marine Transport Workers' Trade Union of Ukraine
- EDRPOU code: 02659447
- Nonprofit status code: 0044 — trade unions, their associations and trade union organisations
- Date the nonprofit status code was assigned: 2 November 2016
- Date of inclusion in the Register from which the period of continuous registration is calculated: 8 August 2005
- Date of the decision on re-inclusion: 21 May 2021
- Decision number: 2115534600135
- Competent tax authority: Main Department of the State Tax Service in Odesa Region
- Date the extract from the Register was generated: 28 August 2021
- Decision No. 2115534600135 dated 21 May 2021 and an extract from the Register of Nonprofit Institutions and Organisations (pdf file attached to page).
- English translation of the decision and the extract — PDF.
- Article 1 defines a trade union and its nonprofit status;
- Article 2 defines the purpose of trade union activities;
- Article 14 establishes requirements for trade union charters;
- Article 16 governs the legalisation of trade unions and their associations.
- History of the MTWTU.
- MTWTU mission and activities — homepage.
- Protection of labour rights.
- Financial assistance programmes.
- Registrar-issued document confirming the registrant of the domain name mtwtu.org.ua (pdf file attached to page).
The date of inclusion in the Register of Nonprofit Institutions and Organisations is a separate registration detail and is not the date on which the Trade Union was established.
Documents available for review
The English translation is provided for the information of international partners. The Ukrainian decision and extract are the original documents.
Legal and regulatory framework
Constitutional guarantees
Article 36 of the Constitution of Ukraine guarantees the right of citizens to associate, including participation in trade unions to protect their labour and socioeconomic rights and interests.
Trade union legislation
Law of Ukraine No. 1045-XIV, dated 15 September 1999, establishes specific rules governing trade union activities. In particular:
Tax requirements for nonprofit organisations
Clause 133.4 of Article 133 of the Tax Code of Ukraine sets out the conditions under which nonprofit institutions and organisations are not liable for corporate income tax.
Subclause 133.4.1 establishes requirements for the organisation and its governing documents, including inclusion in the relevant Register. Subclause 133.4.2 specifies the use of income to maintain the organisation and carry out the purposes set out in its governing documents. Subclause 133.4.6 expressly includes trade unions among the organisations that may qualify for nonprofit status, provided that the statutory requirements are met.
Inclusion in the Register and confirmation of status
Resolution No. 440 of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, dated 13 July 2016, approves the Procedure for maintaining the Register of Nonprofit Institutions and Organisations, inclusion in the Register and exclusion from it.
The Procedure governs the submission and review of documents, decisions by the competent tax authority, assignment of a nonprofit status code and the provision of extracts from the Register. Code 0044 applies to trade unions, their associations and trade union organisations.
Organisation identification and EDRPOU
For identification in the Register of Nonprofit Institutions and Organisations, the EDRPOU code serves as the equivalent of a Charity ID.
The MTWTU’s official identifier across Ukrainian registers is its EDRPOU identification code, 02659447.
EDRPOU is the Unified State Register of Enterprises and Organisations of Ukraine. The framework for maintaining it is established by Resolution No. 118 of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, dated 22 January 1996.
For international partners and services requesting a Charity ID, Organisation ID or Registration Number, the MTWTU provides EDRPOU code 02659447 together with documents confirming its nonprofit status.
The EDRPOU code identifies the legal entity. Code 0044 identifies its category in the Register of Nonprofit Institutions and Organisations. Nonprofit status is evidenced by the relevant documents issued by the competent tax authority.
The MTWTU’s legal form is a TRADE UNION. Use of the term Charity ID in an international context does not change the Trade Union’s legal form.
Mission and activities
The purpose of the MTWTU is to express, represent and protect the labour and socioeconomic rights and interests of its members before public authorities, other state institutions and organisations, local self-government bodies, and in relations with employers, employers’ organisations and associations, and other civic associations.
Its main areas of activity include legal advice and support, protection of labour rights, participation in collective bargaining, social programmes, support for Trade Union members, educational initiatives and international cooperation.
Further information is available in the following sections:
Official website and domain name
The website mtwtu.org.ua is the official information resource of The Marine Transport Workers' Trade Union of Ukraine (MTWTU). It is used to publish information about the Union’s activities, programmes, documents and contact details.
To confirm the connection between the domain name mtwtu.org.ua and the MTWTU, this page provides for publication of a registrar-issued document confirming registration of the domain name to the Trade Union.
Address and contact details
Postal and contact address:
The Marine Transport Workers' Trade Union of Ukraine
Arkadiiske (Haharinske) Plateau, 5B, Premises 1
Odesa, 65062, Ukraine.
Email: office@mtwtu.org.ua
Telephone: +380 (50) 336 44 57.
Contact information and office location.
Enquiries about the MTWTU’s registration details, nonprofit status and documents may be sent to the email address above.