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The Committee notes with interest that the Declaration on the creation of the Independent Trade Unions Federation of Ukraine which provides that membership is voluntary and that members are free to leave when they wish was adopted in October 1990.

The Committee also notes that the Law on Citizens' Organizations was passed by the Supreme Soviet of Ukraine in June 1992. The Law stipulates that citizens' organizations are to be based on the following principles: that membership is voluntary; that members have equal rights; that they will have the right to govern their own affairs; that they will respect the law of the land; and that they will be free to choose their own policies and programmes. Moreover, non-interference in the activities of citizens' organizations by public authorities and officials is guaranteed by the Law as is the right of these organizations to establish and join federations and confederations, and to affiliate with international workers' and employers' organizations on a voluntary basis. The Law also stipulates that although such organizations can be dissolved following a court ruling, they cannot be dissolved or suspended by administrative authority.

The Committee looks forward to receiving a copy of the Trade Unions Law; the Law on Collective Agreements; and the Law on the Settlement of Industrial Disputes referred to by the Government, along with its next report.