QNR numerators complain that they are working without a day off: “Buka and eat at the counting tables”

For two weeks at the (QNR) Counting and Results Centre, the voting recount process for MPs is under way, an important step for ensuring transparency and credibility of the elections.

However, intensive work is being accompanied by serious concerns on the part of staff engaged in counting, who complain they are working without a day off.

Periscop has talked to one of the numerators, who has described the serious working conditions at the CNR.

According to him, work is ongoing, without regular vacations and intense physical and mental fatigue.

We've been counting votes for two weeks without a day off. We keep counting while we're here, and that's extremely tiring,” he's declared.

According to numerators, in addition to lack of rest, physical working conditions are inappropriate. The environment, according to him, is characterized by dust, poor lighting and minimal hygiene, while food is consumed at the same tables where the voting counting process is held.

The Labour Law in Kosovo guarantees the right of any worker for regular weekly holidays. Lack of rest for staff engaged in the CNR represents not only violations of workers' rights but also a disturbing precedent for respecting legal standards in public institutions.

Besides the legal aspect, the constant fatigue of the numerators can have a direct impact on the accuracy of the recount. Any error, however small, caused by lack of concentration, risks distorting results and undermining public confidence in the election process.

Continued numbering of numerators can directly affect the accuracy of the recount. A minor error in the vote note, caused by lack of concentration, could distort results and undermine public confidence in the election process.

In the QNR, more than 250 counters are committed to the December 28th election re-counting process. /Periscopi/