Saturday, April 18, 2026

Economy

EMPLOYERS’ OBLIGATIONS DURING THE STATE OF EMERGENCY

Government’s decree on this subject, fixing the concrete obligations such as health protection of employees, telework, work from home and ban on business travels, was published in the “Official Gazette”, a few days ago. During the state of emergency the...

ONLY 40 PUBLIC COMPANIES CAN BE SUCCESSFULLY PRIVATISED

By 2014 a myriad of companies which in times of self-management socialism belonged to the community, was reduced to 560. Nowadays, they are 80, and only 40 of them are interesting for potential buyers. The rest is highly questionable...

SERBIAN SPAS: A PRIVATISATION AGAINST PENSIONERS’ INTERESTS

Kursumlijska and Vranjska Spas which belonged to Serbian Pension Fund went to businessmen who paid for them just a miserable sum of money – the toil of workers, who during decades financed the construction of spa hotels was sold...

HALF MILLION SERBIAN CITIZENS UNABLE TO SATISFY THEIR BASIC NEEDS

On the occasion of the World Day of Social Justice, Serbian Ombudsman Zoran Pasalic warned that according to the latest data round 500,000 Serbian citizens cannot afford products and services considered essential for a civilized life. Mostly exposed to...

EPIDEMIC OF CORONA VIRUS AFFECTS PRODUCTION IN FCA KRAGUJEVAC

It seems that because of a lack of spare parts “Made in China”, machines in FCA Kragujevac will rest during the next few weeks. The production was stopped on February 13 and there are rumours it could be restarted...

HYPER-EXPLOITATION OF MIGRANT WORKERS CAUSES ANGER

Recently we learnt that more than a hundred Indian citizens working temporarily in Serbia were unlawfully exploited although employed at the state-monitored infrastructural projects. Their work contracts were of poor quality and according to the experts, even contrary to...

UNIONS FOR A BAN ON SUNDAY WORK

The commercial sector in Serbia is rather specific: it encompasses round 200,000 workers, 70% of them are women and wages are 30% under the national average. Currently, there is a big campaign aimed at eliminating the work on Sundays...

IMMEASURABLE LOSSES OF SERBIAN TOURISM – MANY EXPERIENCING OVERDRAFT FOR MONTHS

Around the world corona virus pandemic had the biggest effect on tourism and it seems that catering and event organizing industry experienced the most severe impact. Results that Serbian tourism achieved in the record-breaking 2019 were promising that the...

MANAGEMENT OF CLINICAL HOSPITAL CENTRE ACCEPTED STRIKERS’ CLAIMS

Warning strike in the Belgrade CHC was organised on December 24 last year and after intense negotiations all (eight) strikers’ claims were accepted. The agreement between the union and the management was signed on January 13. This time strikers (mostly...

AFTER DECEMBER 9 BREAK, PRODUCTION IN “FCA SERBIA” RESTARTED

After being sent to forced leave and additionally granted a paid absence, the FCA workers are back at their work places in Kragujevac producing the planned number of FIAT 500L. In the company trade union organisation (affiliated to the...

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MOBILE – Facilitating Intra EU Labour Mobility of Third Country Nationals in the EU

Confederation of Autonomous Trade Unions of Serbia, in cooperation with partners from seven European countries, is implementing the Project...

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