Ukraine ‘must revamp labour laws and step up privatisation to fix economy’

A civilian on a street in Izium, Ukraine. Photograph: Alessio Mamo/The Guardian

Ukraine needs to revamp its labour laws and redouble efforts to privatise thousands of companies to repair its economy, its president’s economic adviser has said.

Alexander Rodnyansky, an adviser to the president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, said the war-torn country needed to speed up efforts to reform industries as it looked to rebuild after Russia’s invasion.