On April 27, 2021, during its Third Report-Back Election Conference, the Local Black Sea Trade Union Organization of Seafarers reported to its members of the work done over the last 5 years.
Thus, during the reporting period, the LBSTUS has managed to implement a number of projects aimed at enhancing the welfare of seafarers-MTWTU members. Among these projects are the establishment of the Maritime Union Center, launch of education and training programs for seafarers, implementation of the investment project with the leading maritime schools of Ukraine and the creation of the Information Center, supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. The range of social programs available to the Trade Union members has also been significantly increased.
The LBSTUS has made notable progress in building new partnerships with foreign shipowners, which resulted in the number of new quality jobs for Ukrainian officers and ratings.
The seafarers-delegates of the Conference highly appreciated the work of the organization over the reporting period and unanimously elected Oleg Grygoriuk the LBSTUS Chairman for the next 5 years.
“Thank you so much for your trust. It is a great responsibility and at the same time a great privilege to represent the interests of Ukrainian seafarers,” Oleg Grygoriuk emphasized. “My dream and the task I set for myself is to make our organization grow so that more and more people join our ranks – the people with clear understanding of what the trade union movement is all about. This will give us more resources and more strength to address key problems and defend the interests of Ukrainian seafarers. And I strongly believe that we will succeed.”
