Ildar Khalikov congratulates workers of trade unions on their professional holiday

Dear Tatarstan citizens, workers of various specialties, activists of trade unions! Please accept my most sincere congratulations on the Day of Trade Unions of the Republic of Tatarstan!

Trade unions of our republic are the largest national public associations, comprising hundreds of thousands of workers from all sectors of the economy, science, education, culture, employees of thousands of enterprises and organizations.

The experience of establishment and development of trade unions has shown that this form of employee organization allows quickly responding to the challenges of the time and regardless of emerging political, social and economic changes is capable of performing its task of protecting the rights and interests of the workers.

Our republic has developed an effective system of interaction between trade unions, business and government, a constructive mechanism of social partnership allowing the staff to enter into effective collective agreements that protect the interests of the workers and their families.

Trade unions are a strong foundation of the civil society, a reliable partner of the state in dealing with the tasks aimed at ensuring good living standards and free personal development, improving quality of life through innovative development of the economy.

I express my sincere gratitude to the activists of trade unions for their hard work, significant contribution to the social and economic achievements of the republic.

From the bottom of my heart, I wish all participants of the trade union movement good health, well-being, as well as unbreakable unity and solidarity in achieving ambitious goals for the benefit of the working people and our republic.