Annual report on human rights in 2018

Despite the positive shifts, political events prevailed over the reform process once again in 2018. The failed referendum, which succeeded the signing of the Prespa Agreement and the efforts towards creating a majority that would support its adoption by the Assembly, resulted with the controversial Law on Pardons concerning the participants in the Bloody Thursday. […]

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The rights of refugees, migrants and asylum seekers in the Republic of Macedonia, Annual report for 2018

This report has been prepared as part of the project “Help on the route – fostering protection of human rights of refugees and migrants passing through Macedonia and Serbia”, which is supported by the European Union and implemented by the “Ana and Vlade Divac“ Foundation from Serbia, in partnership with the Helsinki Committee for Human […]

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Laws passed are waiting for implementation – presented report on Chapter 23

In the past period, key reform laws in the fields of justice and human rights have been adopted, but the results of the practical implementation of those laws, which will be important in the accession negotiations for EU membership in Chapter 23, remains to be seen. This was highlighted at today’s policy dialogue “Reforms in […]

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The government condemns Reis-ul-ulema Suleiman’s hate speech

The government is condemning each hate speech on the territory of North Macedonia regardless whether it was expressed on social media, at the stands, at congresses, at press conferences, said today the government’s spokesperson Mile Boshnjakovski. -We have always condemned the hate speech and we condemn it again in this case – replied Boshnjakovski when […]

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Does the state labour inspectorate efficiently safeguard workers rights?

You may use the following links to download a document containing data on how does the State Labour Inspectorate handle request for extraordinary inspection, as well as apposite recommendations for the improvement of the Inspectorate’s efficiency. The Infographic covers the period from August 2018 to March 2019 and was produced within the project “Improved productivity […]

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The (in)efficiency of State Labour Inspectorate’s protection of labour rights – Infographic

You may use the following links to download a document containing data on how does the State Labour Inspectorate handle request for extraordinary inspection, as well as apposite recommendations for the improvement of the Inspectorate’s efficiency. The Infographic covers the period from August 2018 to March 2019 and was produced within the project “Improved productivity […]

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Analysis of the level of satisfaction with mechanisms safeguarding workers

The ‘Analysis of the level of satisfaction with mechanisms safeguarding workers’ rights in the Republic of North Macedonia’ aims to investigate the attitudes of workers in regard to the satisfaction and efficiency of the labour rights protection mechanisms. In assessing these mechanisms, the study concludes that trade unions are the most unpopular protective mechanism, and […]

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Improved productivity through better labour legislation in Macedonia

The goal of the project is to increase the productivity of workers in Macedonia by improving the legal framework for labour relations. The project will provide two analyses which on the one hand will offer a comprehensive overview of the current situation and on the other hand will give recommendations for the improvement of the legal framework in accordance […]

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Legal empowerment of textile workers for self-advocacy

The project, financed by FOSM, aims to prevent and reduce violations of labor rights of textile workers through their legal empowerment and documentation of cases of violation of their labour rights. The legal empowerment will include training of paralegals among the textile workers, which will work on raising awareness and informing the other textile workers regarding their […]

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