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Letter regarding the violation of fundamental human, citizen and labour rights of non-Albanian citizens and CATUS members on Kosovo and Metohija

By the unilateral decision of the Central Bank of Kosovo of February 1, 2024, euro was established as the only currency for the realization of cash and payment transactions, which bans the use of Serbian dinar (RSD) in...

Huge number of work permits issued to foreign workers in 2023

Last year 50,000 work permits were issued to foreign workers. The majority of those workers come from Russian Federation. According to the data of the Ministry of Labour, Veteran and Social Affairs from January 1 to December 20, 2023, the...

CATUS participates in the new project of digitalization of the trade union

On 31st October a conference was held via Zoom platform to kickstart the new project named TUDO, in which CATUS will participate as a partner. The project involves the digitalization of trade unions to enhance their effectiveness in the...

CATUS demands decent wages, otherwise it calls upon its members to take to the streets

Council of the Confederation of Autonomous Trade Unions of Serbia (CATUS) demands that all citizens receive living wages; the signing of collective agreements in all professions; genuine social dialogue and abolition of penalty points for all those who were...

Public session of the CATUS Council on October 26 in front of the National Parliament

The public session of the Council of the Confederation of Autonomous Trade Unions of Serbia - CATUS will be held on October 26, 2023, at 12 o’clock, in front of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia in...

Negotiations on 2024 Minimum Wage Soon to Begin

Negotiations on 2024 minimum wage will start soon. However, Zoran Mihajlović, Secretary of the Council of Confederation of Autonomous Trade Unions of Serbia (CATUS) says that CATUS will ask for the negotiations on 2023 minimum wage to be completed...

Is There Upper Class in Serbia?

The statement of Jelena Žarković, professor at the Faculty of Economics in Belgrade, during the TV show in the national television program, that a four-member family earning more than 168,000RSD (1,435 EUR) qualifies as ‘upper class’ caused a wave...

CATUS Demands Minimum Wage Increase

Confederation of Autonomous Trade Unions of Serbia (CATUS) demands that the minimum wage be increased, starting with June wage and amounting to 50,299RSD (430EUR), i.e. 289 RSD per a working hour. This was proposed by the CATUS negotiating team...

CATUS – No to the Law on Employment of Foreigners

Confederation of Autonomous Trade Unions of Serbia is against the draft of the Law on Employment of Foreigners and requests its withdrawal from the Parliamentary procedure. At the CATUS Presidency session held on May 15, 2023 it was pointed out...

Isabelle Schomann: Serbia’s membership in the EU would strengthen workers’ rights

In the interview for the CATUS website, Isabelle Schomann, Confederal Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), stated that Serbia’s membership in the European Union would strengthen Europe, thus improving labour rights and fight against social dumping. ...

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Letter regarding the violation of fundamental human, citizen and labour rights of non-Albanian citizens and CATUS members on Kosovo and Metohija

By the unilateral decision of the Central Bank of Kosovo of February 1, 2024, euro was established as...

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