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Payments to IDPs have become targeted, but the problems have not decreased, says Ombudsman's representative

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18:30, 04.06.2026

The Ombudsman's representative named the main problems of IDPs: housing, work, and reduction of benefits

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Pregnancy remains the main reason for underage marriages in Ukraine

22:00, 02.06.2026

Ukrainian courts allow marriages of minors in 98 per cent of cases

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For Nurses Day: Stories of Women Saving People in Hospitals, Schools, and Under Shelling

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18:29, 12.05.2026

“A nurse is a person on whom everything depends”: three stories about work in a hospital, school, and on the front

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Frontline bonuses for Ukrainian medical staff: Why payments aren't reaching doctors and nurses

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18:00, 29.04.2026

“Want extra pay? Go to the trenches." Why Ukrainian medical staff in frontline areas are not receiving the promised payments

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The draft Labor Code of Ukraine submitted to the Verkhovna Rada has been stripped of its beneficial innovations for workers

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19:30, 27.04.2026

The new Labor Code of Ukraine will not provide the promised economic effect, it is worth preserving the current one, an expert says

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Labor reform in Ukraine: Labor Code, trade unions and workers' rights

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18:00, 26.04.2026

Labor reform in Ukraine: why the new Labor Code could be a blow to workers' rights

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Labor during war: minimum wage and guarantees for critical infrastructure workers

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16:00, 26.04.2026

The invisible labor of war: why Ukraine should review salaries and social guarantees

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09:00, 26.04.2026

The minimum wage in Ukraine does not even cover basic expenses — trade unions

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Why "frontline" doctors did not receive the promised bonuses

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22:31, 25.04.2026

Why Ukrainian medical workers won't receive the promised frontline bonuses — study results

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Trade unionist: up to 50% of workplaces in Ukraine do not meet safety standards, and labor reform is stalling

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21:28, 25.04.2026

50% of workplaces in Ukraine do not meet safety standards — head of the Builders' Union

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20:30, 25.04.2026

Ukraine receives international aid for social payments, but part of the funds have not been used — MP

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Housing, debts and social sphere: study names key obstacles to Ukraine's recovery

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14:00, 23.04.2026

Ukraine's recovery hampered by housing crisis, debts and lack of people

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Veteran is running for head of the Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine: what does he want to change

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20:30, 18.04.2026

After the front, a unionist is running for the head of the largest trade union federation in Ukraine

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18:00, 13.04.2026

How Hungary said goodbye to Orban. Photo report

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Students are demanding the resignation of the rector of Ukraine's main university

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18:00, 01.04.2026

Students at Kyiv National University protested, demanding the rector's dismissal

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Paid leave for the father, but simplified dismissal for the mother. What the new Labor Code offers

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13:29, 11.03.2026

Will maternity leave be shortened in Ukraine? Changes for workers with children

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Kyivpastrans drivers in Germany: how labour conditions and salaries differ

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09:00, 08.03.2026

Former Kyivpastrans drivers compared work in Ukraine and Germany

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Scandal with the closure of the ambulance substation in the Donetsk region: doctors declared victory after meeting with the minister

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21:00, 01.03.2026

In the Donetsk region, mass layoffs of ambulance medics were canceled after media coverage

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Compensation for shelling: what has changed in the law regarding critical infrastructure workers

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18:18, 25.02.2026

Thousands of people will be able to receive assistance: how the law for Ukrainian critical infrastructure workers was changed

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In the frontline Novodonetsk, the ambulance substation is being reduced: the community may be left without emergency assistance

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14:00, 16.02.2026

No ambulance near the front line: emergency substation being liquidated in Donetsk region

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Ukrainian teenagers are forced to take on more responsibilities for caring for their relatives due to the war

10:00, 07.02.2026

"War steals their childhood." Ukrainian teenagers forced to take on adult responsibilities

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If a child 'eats poorly' from age 3 to 8: study links persistent food selectivity in children with developmental problems

22:00, 03.12.2025

Picky eating in children may be linked to autism and ADHD: a large study in Norway

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Growth impairment named as the third leading cause of death for children under 5 years old

20:00, 03.12.2025

Nearly 1 million children a year die due to stunting and wasting

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Medics injured in Russian attacks are entitled to significant payments. Why isn’t anyone taking them away?

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13:53, 23.11.2025

Why Ukrainian medics who suffered from shelling do not receive proper payments

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Slovakia, Romania, Poland: three scenarios of attitude towards Ukraine after 2022

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13:18, 23.11.2025

Ukraine and its European neighbors: between fear, benefit and solidarity

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Political scientist: Romania sees Ukraine not as a risk, but as a chance to become a "European bridge"

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20:00, 16.11.2025

"A bridge, not a terminal station": why Romania needs a strategic partnership with Ukraine

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Ukrainians face hostility in Poland, even though their contribution to the economy is growing — experts

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11:00, 16.11.2025

"Should refugees benefit?" How attitudes toward Ukrainians are changing in Poland

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Alena Tkalich has been working on the rights of women and people with disabilities for more than a decade. Her publications on health care reform and retirement are respected by experts and loved by readers.