Budget 2019: Self-Determination Alarms Governments to Pay Twice More

The Vetevendosje movement, through a response to the media, has criticised the government's lack of will to raise wages for health workers.

The Government of Kosovo, Prime Minister and Health Minister, reportedly increased the salaries 100% a year ago.

“Although they have sometimes promised to take into account salary increases for the health sector, doctors and health workers as a whole still have no sign in that regard. Even in the wage bill doctors, pharmacists, nurses and family doctors had placed too low on the workers' salary hierarchy in the public sector”, the announcement said.

With Priories Initiative, Even Movement V The amendment was sent to raise the cofficients for them.

But in Projectnet 2019, which has become like a government salary book, rather than Kosovo citizens and professionals in the public sector, no salary increases have been included for the health sector. It is alarming that in our country a minister's or prime minister's adviser or a deputy minister will be paid several times over a surgeon”.

A strike is taking place these days at surgery clinics at the University Clinical Centre. Today they are on the fifth day of this strike, where no surgery is being performed as a result except for emergency cases and professional ambulances are also not providing services.

According to the VV, their demands are not only fair but minimal.

Not only the salary increase for them but also the symmetry adjustment of working conditions in operating halls is urgent”, the report said.

“Texa is planned for the prime minister's offices, 750 thousand euros, and construction of the president's office building of half a million euros. And while hire wages at the Office of the President and Prime Minister worth 5.9m euros, as well as 12.6m euros dedicated to goods and services”, the VV response is reported.

The VV says it supports the strike and the attitude of surgeons.

We also support the strike of health workers, organised by the Federation of Health Unions. We call for solidification of other public sector workers as well. An irresponsible government does not retreat without social pressure”, the response is further stated.