Explore feed test could cause political consequences in Serbia
The changes that the Facebook company introduced to the social network it controls might have political consequences.
Labour strikes in Serbia: the Pit of Foreign Investment
A number of strikes in recent months point to wrong policies for subsidizing private investment and curtailing labor rights.
Geox heatwave: more than twenty workers collapsed on their work places
Unbearable working conditions during the summer months in Geox factory in the city of Vranje.
The Fiat Strike – No Turning Back
The strike at the automobile producer Fiat Chrysler, biggest exporter of goods from Serbia, is ongoing. Mašina’s journalists visited Kragujevac and talked to the workers and union representatives.
The strike at the automobile producer Fiat Chrysler, biggest exporter of goods from Serbia, is ongoing. Mašina’s journalists visited Kragujevac and talked to the workers and union representatives.
Progressive Law, Regressive System
The Law on Prevention of Domestic Violence makes provisions that could be considered progressive. While the public reception of this law was shaped by the right-wing misogynist narrative, its implementation is made questionable by the foreseen evaluation and assessment methods, as well as the systematic socio-economic inequality of women.
Housing Policy in Serbia – From Privatization to Eviction
Evictions are an increasing threat to indebted citizens of Serbia. Thus they are marking the final phase of the transformation strategy which led to the privatization of Serbian housing fund.
Narrow-mindedness of Dual Education
Draft Law on Dual Education faces criticism of professionals, trade unions and leftist organizations. This proposed regulation would in effect legalise child labour, make it extremely difficult for students of vocational schools to enroll in higher education institutions, cause additional deterioration of labour rights and generally worsen the position of workers in the labour market. Instead of being provided with quality education, students will be trained for the role of cheap and obedient labour force.
Serbian Countryside Struggling to Survive
The eligibility criteria for the public farm lease tender demonstrate a sincere desire of the government to please profit making interest of the large companies. Small independent farmers find it increasingly difficult to survive under the pressure put on by their competitors, which leads to further deterioration of the living conditions in the countryside.
New Law to be Introduced in Serbia: Labor for Lease
Adoption of the unfavorable law on agency employment and its future regulation will only worsen the already poor labor relations.
Fifty shades of exploitation
Internships, traineeships and other programmes for acquiring work experience are increasingly becoming a precondition to getting a labour contract. Even though interns are performing roles of workers, in most cases they are not paid for them nor is their employment guaranteed after the programme has ended.
