On October 17, 2005, the Presidium of the Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine awarded the head of the Volyn Regional State Administration with the honorary badge "For the Development of Social Partnership." Volodymyr Bondar became the first regional leader to receive such an award. \n \nOctober 19-21 were designated as Days of the FTU in the Volyn region. As part of the events, a series of meetings is being held with the heads of employers' organizations in the region, and with members of trade unions of enterprises and institutions. In particular, with the trade union activists of OJSC "Lutsk Automobile Plant," OJSC "Hnidavsky Sugar Plant," with members of trade unions of housing and communal services enterprises in the city of Lutsk, and with the youth trade union activists of the region. \n \nThe largest meeting took place today at the trade union training and methodology center on Prospekt Vidrodzhennia, 24. It was opened by the head of the FTU in the Volyn region, Ivan Karpomiz. Together with Halyna Kolosiuk, deputy head of the Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine, he presented the honorary award to the head of the regional state administration. The representative of the highest trade union leadership noted: "Volyn has shown an example of constructive dialogue between the authorities and trade unions. It is in this region that bilateral partnership leads to the highest social results." \n \nThanking for the expressed trust, Volodymyr Bondar called the badge "For the Development of Social Partnership" an advance for further work and noted: "The role of trade unions in matters of collective and contractual regulation of labor relations has increased. In the region, 2,270 collective agreements have been concluded, covering 191,000 people, which constitutes 81.3% of the total number of employed persons." \n \nNoting the active position of the Volyn Federation of Trade Unions in protecting the labor rights of Volyn residents, the head of the regional state administration assured that the current team of the executive branch will walk side by side and will always be a partner for them. \n