Article 45. Rights and obligations of trade union inspectors

When carrying out their activity, trade union inspectors have the right to:

request and receive free of charge from state bodies, organizations, their officials, employers, and their associations (unions, associations) certificates and other documents, statistical data, and other information necessary for the performance of their duties;

participate as representatives on their own initiative or at the request of workers in courts and other bodies reviewing labor disputes to protect the socio-economic rights and interests of workers;

visit organizations and workplaces for the purpose of exercising public control over the observance of normative legal acts and normative documents in the field of technical regulation related to the socio-economic rights and interests of workers, as well as based on the appeals of trade union members;

participate in the established manner in the investigation of industrial accidents and other harm to the health of workers related to the performance of their labor duties, as well as occupational diseases.

Trade union inspectors must:

comply with the requirements of legislation;

not interfere in the financial and economic activity of organizations;

not disclose information constituting production or commercial secrets that they may become acquainted with during the performance of their duties, including after leaving the position;

quarterly provide information to the relevant trade union body about the violations of normative legal acts and normative documents in the field of technical regulation related to the socio-economic rights and interests of workers identified, as well as the measures taken to eliminate and prevent these violations.

The information provided by trade union inspectors must be summarized by the relevant trade unions and their associations and published on their official websites, and, if necessary, in other sources annually, no later than May 1 of the following year.

Trade union inspectors may also have other rights and obligations in accordance with legislation.