High temperatures, construction work is required between 11:00 and 5:00.

According to BSPK, the construction sector continues to be the sector with the largest number of accidents and deaths at work in Kosovo. During 2025 alone, the Labour Inspectorate has recorded 602 cases of injuries in the workplace, while 33 percent have occurred in the construction sector.

Unions recall that more than 170 workers have lost their lives in their jobs since 2018, while 2025 was marked as the year with the largest number of victims. In July of last year alone, three workers lost their lives at construction sites in Gjakova and Peja during the period when the country was facing high temperatures.

BSPK also expresses concern over lack of supervisory capacities. According to her, all of Kosovo is covered by only 53 work inspectors -- the number considered insufficient for monitoring over 1,000 active shipyards and tens of thousands of other jobs.

“The Chief Inspector of Labour has acknowledged that the actual number of inspectors does not respond to the real needs of the labour market”, said the BSPK's response.

Unions demand that institutions take measures similar to those in July 2024, when the Health Ministry had ordered the break in the construction sector from 11:00 to 500 due to temperatures exceeding 36 degrees Celsius.

According to BSPK, providing drinking water, shaded places, regular holidays, and cutting off work during the hottest hours of the day are legal obligations rather than privileges.

Besides the private sector, the union has raised concerns about working conditions in public institutions. She says she has received complaints from public administration employees for insufficient ventilation, dysfunctional climateisation systems and high temperatures affecting their health and productivity.

The BSPK has called on public institutions to provide adequate working conditions during the heat period, including adequate ventilation and organisation of the labour process in line with the risks associated with heat waves.

In the end, the BSPK has asked the Labour Inspectorate, the Ministry of Health and other institutions responsible for intensifying controls and monitoring the implementation of protective measures in all jobs.

Security and health at work should not be made subject until tragedy occurs. Protecting the life, health and dignity of workers should be the permanent priority of institutions and employers”, the BSPK communiqué said.