FIRST OF MAY
Прирачник за синдикати
Government adopted the Draft - Law of mobbing
5/11/2013
Government adopted the Draft Law on protection against harassment in the workplace - mobbing. This is the first time that this law is adopted in the Republic of Macedonia. For several years SSM works intensively on making special Law on mobbing...
Aleksandar Georgiev: This Law is a concrete result of social dialogue
Interview - Zivko Mitrevski: There will be protests if needed
"CCM is not giving up of the protests, as they are one of the assets available during the year and we use them if necessary. Protests and events will be organized in cases of mass lay-offs, reductions in salaries, increase in the retirement limits or absence of social dialogue", said in the interview for Ekonomski.mk President of SSM, Zivko Mitrevski. According to him, it is better to celebrate First of May in campaigns for the protection of workers, rather than with events on the street. He says there are still problems with the protection of workers' rights, but the situation is much better compared to a few years back.
CAMPAIGN PROMOTED TO ESTABLISH LOCAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCILS
1.05.2013
Federation of Trade Unions of Macedonia celebrated May Day working, by promoting the campaign to establish local economic and social councils. On this occasion, at 12 o'clock was held a press conference, attended by members of the Presidency of SSM, members of the Council of SSM, members of trade unions affiliated to SSM and other trade union activists and representatives of the social partners...
Today's news: SSM has built a clear strategy which way to go
International Workers' Day Message
On the occasion of the International Workers’ Day – 1 May, the federation of Trade Unions of Macedonia sends cordial greetings to all the workers and the message that the fundamental human rights are inviolable. Everyone has the right to ensure their existence of their labor and to build their own future and the future of the community.
For this purpose, of utmost importance is employees to organize unions and to join, as workers participation has a key role in building of a modern and democratic society.
The Federation of Trade Unions of Macedonia is the largest workers’ organization in the country that persists more than a century. It confirms the preoccupation of SSM in achieving of its fundamental goals: improving of the material and social position of workers, respect and promotion of their rights, respect for the union and strengthening of its position in the society as a social partner who equally contribute to the building of Macedonia into a modern and democratic society - a candidate country for membership in the European Union.
With practical, rational, modernized and institutional approach, in terms of toughest economic challenges of global financial and debt crisis, ССM focused and defended the three most important pillars:
- Did not allow mass layoffs of workers;
- Did not allow wage cuts;
- Did not allow increase in retirement limit.
Verified results are part of the labor legislation and we are in implementation process of a series of EU directives, promotion of social dialogue, adoption of many historical laws like the Minimum Wage Law, the Law on European Workers’ Councils and the Law on Mobbing which is expected to be adopted soon. At the same time, labor legislation is enriched by ratifying 5 ILO Conventions and 19 EU Directives, which is a concrete contribution in terms of increasing the number of, but also in raising awareness of the need for International labor standards.
SSM remains with the same challenges: promotion of labor rights, respect for labor laws and collective agreements, increased number of employees, regular payment and maintaining the real value of wages, rise of awareness of the need for the implementation of international labor standards, promotion of social dialogue and more intensive process of formation of local economic and social councils, and other issues to improve the economic and social position of workers.
Skopje, 2013
WORKING CELEBRATION OF LABOUR DAY
30.04.2013
SSM will celebrate May Day working, with start of a campaign for local economic and social councils....
SESSION OF YOUTH SECTION
4/29/2013
Today Youth Section of SSM held session to discuss the main future objectives. President of the section Lidia Naskovska, advisor for projects and EU Integration of SSM, discussed to define the most important goals in the future.
President of Youth Section Lidia Naskovska and President of SSM Zivko Mitrevski PhD (in the middle)
CELEBRATED WORLD DAY OF HEALTH AND SAFETY
4/26/2013
On April 25, 2013 in Mavrovo was held the Conference on National Strategies for Safety and Health at Work, organized by the Macedonian Association of Occupational Safety and Health to mark the 28 April, World Day for Safety and Health at Work...
President Dr. Zivko Mitrevski specifically pointed to the dangers posed by new technologies
AWARDS FOR CSR
4/23/2013
Today the Aleksandar Palace Hotel in Skopje, the Ministry of Economy and the Coordinative Body for Social Responsibility awarded National prizes for best socially responsible practices of the Macedonian companies for 2012...
Representatives of the winning companies
SEMINAR OF SHNM ON COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
4/22/2013
Trade Union of chemistry, metals and non-metals (SHNM) on 20 and 21 April in Mavrovo organized seminar on collective bargaining...
Dr. Lazar Jovevski and seminar participants
PRESIDENT OF EFFAT BRUNO VANONI IN AGRO TRADE UNION
4/18/2013
Today was held the 10th Session of the Council of the Trade Union of workers of agro-industrial complex of the Republic of Macedonia (AGRO Trade Union), attended by Bruno Vanoni, president of EFFAT, European Federation of Unions of Agricultural, Food and Tobacco Industry and Tourism...
Bruno Vanoni (in the middle) at today's session of the AGRO Trade Union
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