On the World Day for Safety and Health at Work, April 28, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has called for classifying Covid-19 as an occupational disease. The aim is to provide better protection in the workplace, as well as to..
The leaders of the two biggest trade unions in Bulgaria – the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria and Podkrepa labour confederation Plamen Dimitrov and Dimitar Manolov, discussed, at a meeting with PM Boyko Borissov, the..
I n an open letter to the Prime Minister and Ministers of Health and Labour, the Podkrepa Trade Union has expressed concern that Bulgarian workers are leaving for Austria to work as carers of elderly people and children, and as medical staff . In order to..
The Council for Tripartite Cooperation has discussed the government's proposals for compensations of businesses during the COVID-19 crisis at an online meeting . The epidemic has hit sectors such as the hotel and restaurant industry, manufacturing,..
The Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria will insist on a salary of at least EUR 350 for a young university graduate who starts working in their sphere. No taxes on minimum incomes and decent payment for overtime hours - these are also..
A survey of the average wages in the Balkans and in Bulgaria over the second quarter of 2017 was presented at an international meeting held in Sofia “Living standards in the focus of attention of the TUs.” The analysis indicates that the highest..
The third round of negotiations between the trade unions and employers on setting down the minimum insurable earnings in different sectors should take place in Sofia today. However, a representative of the Bulgarian Industrial Association..
Europe wants higher salaries across the entire continent, but most of all in the countries of Eastern Europe where wages are many times lower than in the other European countries. This is the focus of the “Europe wants higher salaries” campaign..
