Trade unions: from violent social protest to peaceful actions

The article discusses the evolution of the activity of trade unions, which is manifested in their desire to give the protest movement not a spontaneous and often destructive character, but to see a peaceful and creative meaning in the expression of the demands of workers, to form not only among their members, but also in society a kind of culture of social protest . This explains the understanding by the authorities of the need to legalize the activities of trade unions. It is also shown that trade unions are assisted in the formation of such a culture of social protest by authoritative international organizations, in particular, the ILO and the UN, and the very activity of trade unions is based on the rights of workers enshrined in the International Bill of Human Rights.