Labor

Dacic calls for labor law based on EU model

VALJEVO - The coalition gathered around the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) promised to voters at a pre-election rally in Valjevo that it will create new jobs and protect workers, farmers and pensioners.

At the rally held late on Wednesday, SPS leader Ivica Dacic underlined that Serbia needs a law on labor that will be modeled after EU regulation

Anderson: Serbia has strong unions

BELGRADE - Head of the west Sweden trade union office Krister Anderson said on Wednesday he believed Serbia would overcome all obstacles in EU integration stemming for the harmonization with EU standards, and he stressed that Serbia had strong trade unions.

He met with members of the Serbian parliament and said a joint project and cooperation would be of great use for both countries.

Gov't to aid Yumco, motorway blockade ends

BELGRADE - The government of Serbia and a delegation of employees from the Vranje-based Yumco company reached an agreement on Thursday on ending the blockade of the motorway to Macedonia.

Yumco employees have been on a general strike for one month, and on Wednesday morning they blocked the Belgrade-Skopje highway near Vranje.

Section of Corridor 10 blocked due to workers' protest

VRANJE - Traffic from Belgrade on Corridor 10 is currently blocked at Vranje due to a protest staged by workers of the Yumco factory, Vranje police spokesman Dragi Stamenkovic told Tanjug on Wednesday.

Stamenkovic said that the ongoing protest involves around 1,000 people and that traffic has been blocked since 9.30 a.m. on Wednesday.

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