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Law violations in Dräxlmaier: from firing a new mother to suspending workers

Saša Dragojlo Saša DragojloDecember 2, 2019

Dräxlmaier, a German company which has been a long-time recipient of subsidies and the largest employer in the city of Zrenjanin in Serbia, implements poor working conditions and uses unclear criteria for calculating wages. In addition, this year the company illegally fired new mothers and suspended workers, causing the Labour inspectorate to initiate misdemeanour proceedings against Dräxlmaier, as Mašina’s investigation shows.

Who is Who on the European Right

Joachim Becker Joachim BeckerNovember 18, 2019

What is the European nationalist right, when did it emerge and why is it on a steady course of success? Joachim Becker has some answers.

Historic buildings demolished in Subotica

Mašina MašinaNovember 5, 2019

Several historic buildings were demolished in an area listed as cultural heritage, in Braće Radić street in the city of Subotica. The Intermunicipal Institute for Protection of cultural monuments in Subotica had previously issued a permit to remove the buildings to a firm called DG Company.

Protest against Turkish offensive in northern Syria held in Belgrade

Mašina MašinaOctober 13, 2019

A protest of support for the people of Rojava was held in front of the Turkish embassy in Belgrade yesterday.

Wolt and Glovo – innovations in bending labour rights

Marko Miletić Marko MiletićSeptember 30, 2019

A traffic accident in Serbian capital Belgrade in which a Wolt bicycle courier got injured raised concerns about Wolt couriers’ working conditions and status. Are they employed and where, do they have health and social insurance, right to sick leave, vacations, how much do they earn…

Climate strike march held in Belgrade

Mašina MašinaSeptember 21, 2019

Climate strike march took place in Belgrade last Friday under the slogans: “Wake up and join! The young demand changes!” A few hundred people, most of them young, gathered at the Terazijska česmafountain, demanding climate politics which will keep global warming within the acceptable limits. The gathering was organized by Fridays for Future Serbia and the Serbian Green Youth.

Minimum wage in Serbia far below the costs of dignified existence

Marko Miletić Marko MiletićAugust 23, 2019

The public will learn the official minimum wage for the next year no later than mid September. However, although the Social and Economic Council has just entered negotiations, it is already certain that the minimum wage will be set below the cost of the minimum consumer basket.

What could extending of working life to 70 years of age in Serbia bring?

Mašina MašinaJune 12, 2019

If the initiative to change the Labour law passes, Serbia might extend working life to 70 years of age for those who wish to remain active. According to the daily newspaper Politika, the initiative has already been adopted by eminent experts at a session dedicated to the questions of contemporary legislative held in Budva city, Montenegro.

No one without a home! Protest against giving more authorisations to the private enforcement officers

Mašina MašinaMay 29, 2019

Couple of hundred citizens gathered in front of the Faculty of Philosophy in Belgrade on May 26. The reasons for their dissatisfaction are the new authorisations given to private enforcement officers and the criminalisation of solidarity. The demand of the protest organised by the United Action Roof over One’s Head (Združena akcija Krov nad glavom) is to protect the right to have a home.

Serbian Right became part of the government in Vranje

Mašina MašinaMay 25, 2019

The citizen group United for Vranje (Jedinstveni za Vranje) signed an agreement and thus became 22nd organisation that joined the Serbian Right, extreme right nationalist organisation. This made the organisation led by Miša Vacić part of the government in the south of Serbia.

The Law on Enforcement still directed against the most vulnerable

Mašina MašinaMay 24, 2019

Stronger and more powerful creditors will continue to torture the most vulnerable members of the society, states the United Action Roof Over One’s Head (Združena akcija Krov nad glavom). Regarding the announced Amendments to the Law on Enforcement and Security activists will organise a protest on Sunday in Beolgrade.

Who is threatened by women? Gender-based violence in Serbia

Jelena Memet Jelena MemetMay 22, 2019

Violence against women in Serbia is more and more frequent, in public space and in the workplace. In spite of the social atmosphere which further normalises male violence against women, women are not silent. They show resistance, raise their voices and provide examples to other women.

The Communist Party of Yugoslavia in the People’s Liberation Struggle

Milovan Pisari Milovan PisariMay 22, 2019May 15, 2019

This year is the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia (CPY). The CPY was the only relevant political factor in the fight against occupation and fascism because of its particular internal organisation, connections with local problems, experience in military and political organising during the Spanish Civil War, and practice of emancipatory social and political relations.

Far right party Dveri to gain the most out of “1 in 5 million” oppositional protests in Serbia?

Irena Pejić Irena PejićMay 8, 2019

Dveri, a party openly embracing Dimitrije Ljotić who was the leader of Serbian fascist movement Zbor, managed to get the most out of the radical right’s growth in Serbia. Now they show the potential to to gain the most out of the “1 in 5 million” protests led by Alliance for Serbia, a coalition of opposition parties.

Dual education in universities, a shortcut for labour exploitation of undergraduates?

Mašina MašinaApril 18, 2019April 18, 2019

Serbian Ministry of education, science and technological development published a draft law on dual higher education model (DHE). By doing so, they effectively announced the possibility of future exploitation of undergraduate’s labour in line with the model which has already been implemented in secondary education.

President of the trade union gets fired in Zastava armament factory in Serbia

Mašina MašinaApril 10, 2019

Dragan Ilić, president of the trade union in the armament factory in Kragujevac got fired on monday.

Threats of dismissals cause the strike in Post Serbia to end

Mašina MašinaApril 2, 2019

The self-organised workers of Post Serbia and the Serbian government signed an agreement, thus ending the strike in the company. The agreement guarantees partial improvements of the workers’ financial condition, without actually fulfilling their demands.

Post Serbia’s management rejected the workers’ demands. The strike continues

Mašina MašinaMarch 30, 2019

Seven days into the strike in post Serbia and the complete shutdown in several of its units, negotiations were started between the management and the self-organised workers’ negotiating team. Given that none of the demands have been accepted, the strike will continue.

The self-organised workers of Post Serbia went on strike – shipments are piling up in distribution centers

Mašina MašinaMarch 28, 2019

The main postal distributive centres in Serbia, Belgrade, Novi Sad and Niš are currently blocked. Self-organised workers stopped the working process. Their main demands are the improvement of their material conditions and employing new workers which would help ease the existing work overload.

Work, not famine! The International Women’s Day march in Belgrade

Mašina MašinaMarch 9, 2019

International Women’s Day was celebrated in Belgrade with a Protest march under slogans “Work, not famine – food, not weapons!” and “If women stop the whole world stops”.

“Boško Buha” remains in public ownership

Mašina MašinaFebruary 22, 2019

The memorial complex “Boško Buha”, located on Jabuka mountain near the town of Prijepolje, has been exempted from the bankruptcy estate of “Putnik”, a company which will be put on sale at the end of February.

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