Vilhelm Konnander writes [1] on how the Ukrainian government tries to accommodate the people's need to watch the World Cup, to which Ukraine has qualified for the first time since independence: “[Prime minister's] recipe is to adjust working hours to avoid collisions with matches. Another viable alternative would be to put TV-sets at workplaces. Why? Yekhanurov explains: ‘We can expect an epidemic of various diseases. People will simply report sick in multitudes’.”
Ukraine: World Cup Vs Work
· Written by Veronica Khokhlova
Categories: Eastern & Central Europe, Ukraine, History, Sport