Английская Википедия:Belaruskali
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Belaruskali (Шаблон:Lang-be, Шаблон:Lang-ru) is one of the largest state-owned companies of Belarus. It is one of the largest producers of potash fertilizers in the world, accounting for 20% global supply as of 2019.[1][2]
Belaruskali is the largest single taxpayer in Belarus[3] and an important source of foreign currency of the Belarusian government.[1] As of 2015, it accounted for 11% of tax revenues of Minsk Region.[4]
Most of Belaruskali's production is exported to China.[1][2]
History
The company was established in 1958 and comprises four production units, as well as auxiliary shops and service departments.[2] The Belarusian Potash Company is the main distributor of potash fertilizers produced by Belaruskali.[5][6]
Worker rights issues and political repressions
In 2020, four thousand workers of Belaruskali have declared a strike as part of mass peaceful nationwide protests that followed a controversial presidential election, demanding resignation of Alexander Lukashenko and new democratic elections.[7] There have been cases of miners cuffing themselves underground as part of the strike.[8]
According to reports, Belaruskali management threatened and put psychological pressure on the strikers.[9] Belaruskali paid extra bonuses to workers not participating in the strike.[10]
The Belarusian authorities arrested and imposed 15-day prison sentences on some of the striking workers at Belaruskali.[11][12] Four activists of the Belaruskali labour union - Siarhei Charkasau, Pavel Puchenia, Yury Korzun and Anatol Bokun - were arrested after the strike began. 49 Belaruskali workers were fired for participating in the strike, several had to flee from the country.[13][14]
The arrested activists were later released following an international solidarity campaign,[15] fired workers were reinstated following inquiries from Yara International, the largest trader of Belaruskali's products, regarding worker rights violations at Belaruskali.[16][17][10]
International sanctions
In 2020, Belaruskali became one of the centers of strikes after the presidential election and violence against protesters.[18] On November 19, Belaruskali fired 49 striking workers, purportedly for absenteeism.[19]
On 24 June 2021, the European Union has introduced restrictions on potash trade with Belarus as a reaction to "the escalation of serious human rights violations in Belarus and the violent repression of civil society, democratic opposition and journalists, as well as to the forced landing of a Ryanair flight in Minsk on 23 May 2021 and the related detention of journalist Raman Pratasevich and Sofia Sapega."[20]
On 9 August 2021, the United States have added Belaruskali to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List,[21] while United Kingdom and Canada have imposed restrictions on potash trade with Belarus.[22][23] In a statement by the U.S. Treasury, Belaruskali is described as "a major source of tax revenue and foreign currency for the Lukashenka regime".[21]
On 2 December 2021, Belaruskali was added to the sanctions list of the United Kingdom,[24] while the Belarusian Potash Company was added to the SDN List by the United States Department of the Treasury.[25]
In 2022, Canada, the EU and Switzerland imposed sanctions against Belaruskali, its CEO Ivan Golovaty, and the Belarusian Potash Company.[26][27][28] In January 2023, the enterprise was included in the sanctions list of Ukraine.[29]
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References
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 Мировые производители калия могут выиграть от снижения экспорта из Беларуси [World potash producers may benefit from decreasing exports from Belarus] - Fitch Ratings, 26 August 2020
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 About company - Official website of Belaruskali
- ↑ Калий, нефть, «табачка», алкоголь. Какие отрасли реально «кормят» бюджет Шаблон:Webarchive [Potash, oil, tobacco, alcohol. Which sectors really “feed” the state budget] - Tut.by, 28 May 2020
- ↑ ОАО «Беларуськалий» - лидер по налогам в Минской области Шаблон:Webarchive [JSC Belaruskali is the tax leader of Minsk Region] - Lider-press, 25 March 2016
- ↑ Belarusian Potash Company official website - About Us
- ↑ О предприятии [About the company] - Belaruskali official website (in Russian)
- ↑ Шахтеры «Беларуськалия» обсудили забастовку на площади Шаблон:Webarchive [Belaruskali miners discussed the strike at a town square] - Tut.by, 19 August 2020
- ↑ https://interfax.com/newsroom/top-stories/69832/ Belarusian miner cuffs himself to express protest - Interfax, 10 September 2020
- ↑ «Угрожают увольнениями, но мы не сдадимся». Бастующие на «Беларуськалии» прекратили добычу руды Шаблон:Webarchive ["They are threatening to fire us but we will not give up". Strikers at Belaruskali stopped mining of ore - Tut.by, 18 August 2020
- ↑ 10,0 10,1 How the Strike at Belaruskali Changed the Situation at the Enterprise - Charter'97, 28 December 2020
- ↑ More Than 20 Detained At Belarusian Potash Mine For Backing Worker's Political Demands - Radio Free Europe, 21 September 2020
- ↑ Belarus: Govt. imposes prison sentences on striking workers at Belaruskali mining conglomerate - Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, 21 September 2020
- ↑ Belarusian labour activists pressured as political crisis drags on - openDemocracy, 26 August 2020
- ↑ "Беларуськалий" уволил почти 50 сотрудников за участие в стачках [Belaruskali fired almost 50 employees for participating in strikes] - Deutsche Welle, 20 November 2020
- ↑ International solidarity leads to release of jailed union leaders in Belarus - IndustriALL Global Union, 3 November 2020
- ↑ Belaruskali to reinstate fired workers after pressure from Yara - Reuters, 21 January 2021
- ↑ The Largest Importer of Potash Fertilizers Presented an Ultimatum to Belaruskali - Charter'97, 18 November 2020
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- ↑ European Council official website, 24 June 2021
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