Branislav Canak

Labor Day marked with picnics and rallies

BELGRADE -- International Workers Day, May 1, is known in Serbia as Labor Day and is a two-day non-working holiday in the country.

It is traditionally marked with early morning picnics and barbecues known in Serbian as "uranak" - and with protests organized by trade unions.

BELGRADE - The Alliance of Independent Unions of Serbia (SSSS) and the United Branch Trade Unions (UGS) Independence became members of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), SSSS President Ljubisav Orbovic and UGS Independence President Branislav Canak released on Friday.

BELGRADE - Leader of the United Branch Trade Unions "Nezavisnost" Branislav Canak said that the measures presented by Prime Minister Vucic do not focus on economic recovery but rather on cutting the expenditures.

BELGRADE - Serbia's Social and Economic Council (SES) has not reached a decision on minimum wage, because the social partners failed to reach an agreement, Labor Minister Aleksandar Vulin has said.

BELGRADE - The two representative trade unions - the Confederation of Autonomous Trade Unions of Serbia (SSSS) and United Branch Unions “Independence” (UGS Nezavisnost) stated on Wednesday that they pressed a criminal charge against Labor Minister Aleksandar Vulin to the prosecutor's office.

Economic reforms difficult for both sides in Serbia

Trade unions stage protest against labor law

BELGRADE -- Trade unions held a protest in downtown Belgrade on Thursday against the bill of amendments to the labor law and the law on pension and disability insurance.

The government sent the bills to parliament for adoption under urgent procedure.

BELGRADE - Serbian trade unions held a protest in downtown Belgrade on Thursday against the bill of amendments to the labour law and the law on pension and disability insurance, which the government filed to the parliament for adoption on urgent procedure.

BELGRADE - Ljubisav Orbovic and Branislav Canak, the leaders of the two representative unions, signed a decision on Tuesday to go on a general strike as of July 17 until the proposed changes to the laws on labor and pension and disability insurance are withdrawn from the procedure.

Unions vow to continue fighting against labor law

BELGRADE -- Two representative unions will stage a protest in Belgrade on Tuesday against changes to the Labor Law, and new legislation on pension and disability insurance.

The protest will come as the drafts, adopted by the government on Saturday, are debated in parliament.