…[T]he level of industry injury remains fairly high. Over the first half of 2008 the number of fatal accidents increased by 3.9% against 2007, with 501 people fatally injured. There was a 14.2% increase in the number of cases of work-related illness in production (from 5,947 to 6,793). Ukraine has one of the highest number of deaths at work, this being 6 per 100 thousand workers…The results of checks…by State bodies, and trade unions indicated that almost 90% of the employers checked were infringing labour legislation…[T]he most common infringements...were with regard to pay, working hours, time off, contracts…concluding and implementing collective agreements…The largest percentage of such infringements is found in…those involved in wholesale or retail trading, industrial and agricultural enterprises…The situation is fairly acute with observance by employers of legislation of employment of minors…[Y]oung people up to the age of 14 were found to be working at agricultural enterprises.