Labour conditions at Furshet supermarkets in Ukraine. How employee rights have been shaping up since the start of EBRD financial support
Publisher: CEE Bankwatch Network
Volume: 43 pages, pdf
Description:
In 2007 the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (hereafter, the EBRD) provided a USD 90 million loan to the second largest supermarket operator in Ukraine – the “Furshet Group” – for the regional expansion of its chain in Ukraine and Moldova1 . With 58 supermarkets in 2007, the retail network has grown to to 98, with 4 new stores to be opened in the nearest future2 in Ukraine, and 9 in Moldova. The retail network thus covers the majority of the regions in Ukraine. The aim of this research was to examine labour/gender conditions at supermarkets in respect of employee rights and discrimination at work. Two regions were chosen for the research – the Kyiv and Donets’k regions, comprising of Donets’k and Makiyivka supermarkets.