A PUBLIC DEBATE ON THE DRAFT LAW ON PROHIBITING AND PREVENTING PERFORMANCE OF UNREGISTERED ACTIVITIES -FURTHER PROMOTION OF WORKERS’ RIGHTS-

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11/7/2014

Слика 1. Претседателот Митревски со министерот Спасов на јавната дебатаCaption 1. The President Mitrevski with the Minister Spasov on the public debate

Today at the Federation of Trade Unions of Macedonia the first public debate on the Draft Law on the prevention and prohibition of carrying unregistered activities was held. The debate was attended by the President of the Federation of Trade Unions of Macedonia, PhD Zivko Mitrevski, the Minister of Labor and Social Policy, Dime Spasov and representatives of social partners.

Minister Spasov noted that this draft was prepared after extensive analysis and consultation with partners from the Economic and Social Council.

"Unregistered activity in the laws where it is being regulated has a minimum penalty for carrying an unregistered activity or in some cases even it lacks such penalty. Due to these reasons a possibility of occurrence of gray and informal economy has been existing, i.e., those not registered do not pay taxes, do not register their businesses, do not register their employees, do not meet performance standards because in practice no such prohibition, penalty, action defined in the law has been lacking, " said Spasov.

Also, the Minister Spasov stressed that the purpose of this Law is to regulate the unregulated activities to a greater extent in the country.

By regulating unregistered activities on a larger scale, it is expected workers' rights to be promoted, workers and consumers to be protected; each service provider shall be licensed and shall guarantee for the given service.

7.11.2014 img2Caption 2. President Mitrevski on the press conference

The President of the Federation of Trade Unions of Macedonia PhD Zivko Mitrevski noted that the Federation of Trade Unions of Macedonia supports the idea of adopting this law, thereby promoting labor rights, reducing gray economy in the country and thus improving the material, social economic situation of those workers who work with legal entities performing unregistered activity. The President Mitrevski stressed that the Federation of Trade Unions of Macedonia regarding the Draft Law on the Prohibition and Prevention of performance of unregistered activities had submitted initial proposals on precise definition of family assistance, friendly help that is widespread in the country, and the most important remarks by CCM were the remarks regarding the protection of workers or employees in case of closure and sealing of business premises of employers conducting unregistered activity and prediction of a liability to the employer to pay wages and benefits of compulsory insurance and registration within a specified period of the workers in permanent employment relation as stipulated in other labor legislation laws.

              

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