A dozen steps toward labor reform
A round-up of suggestions from experts, officials, inspectors, and workers that could make a difference.
Pensioners on the edge of survival
Unless the question of unpaid contributions for pensions is addressed soon, social unrest threatens and many workers may never be able to retire, union representatives warn. Even when many people do retire, they are barely surviving by working unregistered and eating in free public kitchens.
Judge put under court watch
He will serve no jail time unless he commits another offense
Wanted: job with benefits and rights
Looking for a job in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is a lot like buying a lottery ticket, say young job seekers, with all the odds in favor of employers. Positions are scarce and competition is heavy with youth unemployment at about 50 percent according to the World Bank. To win a job you must be […]
First workplace harassment case in court
By bringing accusations against her boss into a court of law, a woman working for the Federation Archive could change attitudes and ways to response to workplace harassment.
Labor inspectors see job as pointless
Labor inspectors weren’t much help to 28-year-old clerk Mirela Tasić.
No money for pensions
One of the most serious problems facing workers in Bosnia and Herzegovina today is the failure of companies and government to make required contributions into pension funds. Yet pension and tax officials are doing little to collect debts or encourage contributions.
What it took to get a list of names of debtor companies
Officials for pension funds in both entities did not want to divulge the names of companies that have left their funds short of millions of KM. Instead they cited the companies’ right to privacy and other excuses. Here’s how CIN got the names it got.
Clarification
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