"Decent work decent Life “ that will be held on 3-7 October 2009 in Prishtina

From 3-7 October 2009, BSPK plans to have a organize a campaign for decent work that affects Kosovo society and citizens, workers, to raise awareness that workers should be a priority for everything.

BSPK will make these activities:

1. Print approximately 1,000 posters in size 50x70

2. Leaflets about 10 000 fragments of text for the decent work

3. In seven regions in Kosovo (regional offices of the BSPK) we will held meetings with medias and Posters will be put in the city centers, and we will make the distribution of leaflets in the streets of these cities and other institutions.

4. BSPK will organize a meetings with the Women and Youth Networks of the BSPK, where will be discussed for decent work decent life, where experts will be invited.

5. BSPK leadership will held on October 7, 2009, a press conference which will be summarizing of the activities that will be done during the dates 3-7 October 2009, in the regions, independent trade unions and Networks of Women and Youth, as well as we will require from the Government of Kosovo Parliament as soon as possible to issue the Labor Law in order to Protect Workers from the discrimination.

International Labor Day of dignity

Campaign - Decent Work, Decent Life – 7 October 2009 Labor market projects for 2009 show a further increase in unemployment, working poor and those in vulnerable employment, The ITUC financed the campaign that aimed to improve the lives, that is essential for a strong, vibrant and democratic trade union movement.

The ITUC Campaigns works to initiate and coordinate at the international level campaigns that national trade unions are involved with.

The importance of ensuring the broader public is aware of the good work undertaken by trade unions and this involves ensuring campaigns, have a clear public message that citizens plan to joint activities on issues of concern to workers. The Media Officer and Publications Officer support this work through publicizing the issues to trade union members and, through the media, the wider public, with campaign:

Decent Work, Decent Life – a campaign to ensure all people, benefit equally from the process of globalizations

Every person on earth should be able to have a job that enables them to live a good life in which their basic needs are met. Employment is a crucial factor for achieving this. The millions of women, men, young people and migrants who work or are looking for a job need governments that take adequate measures to: ensure that social protection and workers rights are respected in labor laws, productive employment development, creating meaningful jobs for women and men, not just any jobs but decent jobs for everybody.

The vice President of The Union of Independent trade unions of Kosova, Hasan Abazi has held a meeting by prepared materials for representatives of regional offices of Mitrovica, Ferizaj, Gjilan, Prizren, Peje and Gjakova for discussing and delivering duty about this campaign.

Press Conference Grand Hotel, Pristina

The Union of Independent Trade Unions of Kosova, has held a Press Conference in Grand Hotel, Pristina on 7.10.2009 in honor of the International Labor Day of dignity. In this conference took part: President Mr.Haxhi Arifi, Vice President Mr.Hasan Abazi, Press Information Officer Mrs. Fatma Rastelica, Print and TV Media.

Even this year, has found many shortcomings in Kosovo with the field of labor and employment, as well as more drastic violation of the rights of workers. “Work in uncertain security condition and the lack of legislation to directly affect the majority of Kosovars” said the President Mr. Haxi Arifi, on this conference.

Decent work is a key part of the solution to the global crisis. It means ensuring job creation, and protection of workers rights, especially the right to organize a trade union and bargain collectively. It means ending discrimination, child labor and forced labor, and it means providing social safety nets for those who are out of work.

“This day is also one more reason to join this union mobilization at the global level customer uncertainty at work”, emphasized president. International confederations as ITUC and ETUC mark as unsafe work date, as global crisis that has hit the whole world and Kosovo also.

This day, has special significance and need to remember and continue with work and organizations to improve working conditions and creation of new jobs during the whole year, continued President Arifi.

Information Office

BSPK, Pristina