Union leader: Social situation is critical

Alliance of Independent Unions of Serbia (SSS) President Ljubisav Orbović said that the current social situation is critical and that new measures are needed.

Izvor: Tanjug

Sunday, 13.06.2010.

11:37

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Alliance of Independent Unions of Serbia (SSS) President Ljubisav Orbovic said that the current social situation is critical and that new measures are needed. “The situation is very serious, but there will not be many strikes, because workers are afraid for their jobs and are protecting them,” Orbovic said. Union leader: Social situation is critical He said that outside of Belgrade, there are many more discontent workers. “There is no perspective in the south. That is why we hoped that some larger employers would be opening companies in this region, but nothing has happened,” Orbovic said. He said that Serbia has a million citizens living under the poverty line and that Serbia must not be indifferent to this. There are 160,000 workers in Serbia who are not receiving wages and 110,000 people who are on minimum wage, Orbovic said. “More than 500,000 jobs were lost since the beginning of privatization. That means that 220 people a day have lost their jobs. Since the world economic crisis began, this number increased to 490 a day. He said that the planned RSD 5,000 bonuses for public workers are insulting. “There have been no wage increases in two years. The wages have decrease according to the exchange rate by 30 percent realistically,” he said, adding that Serbia has the smallest wages in the Balkans and that the SSS expects negotiations for getting the minimum wage to be equal to the minimal consumer basket costs.

Union leader: Social situation is critical

He said that outside of Belgrade, there are many more discontent workers.

“There is no perspective in the south. That is why we hoped that some larger employers would be opening companies in this region, but nothing has happened,” Orbović said.

He said that Serbia has a million citizens living under the poverty line and that Serbia must not be indifferent to this.

There are 160,000 workers in Serbia who are not receiving wages and 110,000 people who are on minimum wage, Orbović said.

“More than 500,000 jobs were lost since the beginning of privatization. That means that 220 people a day have lost their jobs. Since the world economic crisis began, this number increased to 490 a day.

He said that the planned RSD 5,000 bonuses for public workers are insulting.

“There have been no wage increases in two years. The wages have decrease according to the exchange rate by 30 percent realistically,” he said, adding that Serbia has the smallest wages in the Balkans and that the SSS expects negotiations for getting the minimum wage to be equal to the minimal consumer basket costs.

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