Kurt is made of Niteman Jasharan: Supporting the Law on Salaries

Kosovo's candidate for prime minister and chairman of the Vetevendosje Movement, Albin Kurti, has held a meeting with the heads of the Health, Police and Education Unions.

The law on salaries, which is scheduled to take effect in January 2020, was discussed at the closed meeting for media.

Following the likelihood of suspending this law from the Constitutional Court, directors of the Health, Police and Education Unions have warned protests, the Arbres newspaper reports.

Blerim Syla from the Health Union in a press release said the meeting was held to inform Albin Kurti about health workers' concerns.

We have met with Mr. Kurti today to discuss the Law on the Salaries and to inform him about the worker's concerns. We are in a situation that since neither the Government has been established but we hope that the wage law will come into force and that we will not have problems going to protests”, Syla said.

While Education Trade Union Chairman Rahman Jasharaj said that the possibility of strikes cannot be ruled out.

”E has discussed with Mr. Kurti the wage law, which is the main concern of education workers. If this law doesn't go into effect then there's no exemption for protests.”, Jasharaj said.

Even Shaban Tasholli from the Police Union said police have the right to participate in the protests, but has the right to organise strikes.

Police have no right to organise protests, but have the right to organise strikes. If the Law on Salaries doesn't pass then we'll organise strikes. ” said Tasholli. /Periscope