CONTINUATION OF SIGNING OF COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS OF TRADE UNIONS AFFILIATED IN CCM -SIGNED CA OF THE PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATIONS OF MACEDONIA

25.09.2014

Caption 1. Signing of  the CA for Protective Association of  Macedonia

Within the strategy of the Federation of Trade Unions of Macedonia (CCM) for social dialogue development and further regulation of the rights and obligations of employees on 25.9.2014, in the premises of CCM the Collective Agreement for the protective associations by the Trade union of the workers in Catering, Tourism, Communal And Housing Economy, Handicraft And Protecting Associations Of Macedonia (SUTKOZ) and the Federation of Protective Associations of Macedonia (ZAPOVIM), member of the Organization of Employers of Macedonia (ORM).

In his address regarding the signing of this collective agreement, the President of CCM, PhD Zivko Mitrevski expressed the satisfaction with the reached agreement between the social partners and wished successful implementation of the provisions stipulated in the collective agreement in practice. The signing of this collective agreement is the result of the continuity in the social dialogue nourished by the signatories and more importantly, since it refers to a specific group of workers and protective associations, the significance of the signing of this collective agreement is of an extremely high importance.

In their speeches the President of ORM, Angel Dimitrov, and the President of SUTKOZ, Darko Dimovski also emphasized the importance of the collective agreement and highlighted the features that refer to the regulation of the rights and obligations of employees in the companies. Namely, according to the legislation this collective agreement is concluded for a period of two years, and defines the amendment procedures, working conditions of trade unions, protection of workers' rights, introduces a new chapter for information and consultation on health and safety at work, contributions, allowances, wages, while the text is aligned with the amendments to the Labor Law.

Photos of the signing of the CA