Close to 920 Kosovars have claimed to have lost their jobs, due to the Coronavirus

MEPTINIS Minister Roseta Hajdari has talked about the first phase of return to normality, while stressing that so far near 920 people have claimed to have lost their jobs. She has said that the first phase has now started with opening some retail markets and is optimistic that in [...]
She has said the first phase has now started with the opening of several retail markets and is optimistic that in the second phase, there will be even more openings of various businesses.
The retail trade is completely open. I am optimistic that our second phase will have even more activities to open up. We have the market inspector who will look at the daily basis for how the measures are being respected. I can say that these measures are very important to respect, including that of distance and disinfectation. Especially in the construction sector”, Hajdari said, on the “Raport” show in KTV.
It has warned penalties if health measures are not respected.
“in the first phase when we have allowed constructionists there has been no respect for the measures, but there will be penalties if these measures are not respected. We say there may be problems, but the possibility is that even citizens can cooperate, but I am optimistic that citizens will address all the problems they may face on the market, she said.
The number of workers and budgets have been the main criteria for opening businesses in the first phase.
For the first phase, we had certain criteria, the main number of workers and the cash register or budgets was the number of workers. Always coordinating with the Ministry of Health, because it's what I'm leading. We've been testing to start opening businesses in the first week. But it worries us that citizens will gather in crowds. If there's no respect for the measures before it's going to bother us and get us back where we've been, and not go to phase two,”, Hajdari said.
She has added that future actions will depend on the results coming from the MSH about pandemic.
By being based on the implants we receive from inspectors and the reports that we come for the pandemic we will act. It will depend entirely on compliance with the measures, and on the situation resulting from reports about the pandemic”, Hajdari said.
According to her, the Emergency Package is very suitable to address the needs of businesses and workers in the matter of liquidity.
The application is going well. Likewise, workers who have lost their jobs and have no contract can apply. Close to 920 have been declared. Their condition is also the presentation of the month's salary February 2020. The fourth measure for public enterprises has also applied and I think it will go well”, Hajdari has said.
She says they have also established a co-ordination group to address the issues of economic losses.
It has also indicated that the second package will be for economic recovery.
There will be new polls tomorrow. We've calculated, ATK has made a decision to postpone tax statements and this situation doesn't give us the real mirror of how much losses are, before the 15th, I don't think we can have an exact mirror”, Hajdari said.












