Policemen and firemen awaiting additional risks: Prompt steps if decision is not implemented

The Fireworkers' Union says they are neither informed of how much they will be paid for risk, while the police union expects police officers next month to receive additions to the risk accumulated by February.

He's been loyal to his uniform for 20 years, and he's always in a state of readiness.

Firefighters Africa Gashi, the state has entrusted him with the responsibility to save lives and property, but if anything goes wrong during the interventions, he himself will have to deal with the consequences.

Our health insurance has never been paid, our working conditions are not good. They don't meet the standard. There were firemen who were injured and recovered by personal means”, said Africa Gashi, a fireman.

International Fire Day Gashi and his colleagues find them in a situation when injuries at the workplace pay them themselves, and they don't get a risk fee.

No systematic control, no health insurance, no radiation at work, no compensation for night shifts, no holidays, no overtime work, we're talking about non-compension through 2022”, said Muharrem Beka, the Fire Department.

With the new law on public sector wages, firefighters on average are paid for 30 euros more, but are not known how much will be paid for risk.

We don't know what the sum will be, we have the answer that we're going to be retroactively compensated for February, but as long as it is, I personally don't know, the answer is that we have the movement going to have”, Beka said.

Over 8,500 uniformed police officers have not been paid for each day since February. Only that police officers, as opposed to firefighters, are reportedly paid between 10 euros and 70 euros, while in the past they have been paid twice as much, from 105 to 210 euros.

The police union called for police officers to take wages next month even with the risk part, otherwise they will take steps.

The Ministry of Finance and Home Affairs months earlier had promised that on March's month's salary, execution of additions to pay -- promises not to be held. Even five days ago, they said that even during April, the commission for additional specific conditions has not finished the job.

Despite RTV Dukagjini's interest, since Tuesday the MPB has not indicated when this process is expected to be completed and the execution of additions to the risk is done.