{"id":107795,"date":"2024-09-20T17:12:59","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T15:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kosovotwopointzero.com\/na-i-kane-mohu-te-drejtat-por-boll-ma\/"},"modified":"2024-10-07T16:52:39","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T14:52:39","slug":"they-denied-us-our-rights-enough-is-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/en\/they-denied-us-our-rights-enough-is-enough\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018They denied us our rights. Enough is enough\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"107795\" class=\"elementor elementor-107795 elementor-106366\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-51d2a901 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51d2a901\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-187a453c\" data-id=\"187a453c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ec02a36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ec02a36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><b>K2.0 speaks with the Kosovo Assembly&#8217;s maintenance staff, who are on strike.<\/b><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8e6779a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8e6779a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db328a0\" data-id=\"db328a0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f119a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13f119a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After a week on strike, workers responsible for maintaining the Kosovo Assembly protested\u00a0 on September 20, 2024, in Prishtina. The Collective for Feminist Thought and Action organized the protest to show solidarity with the strikers, who have set up a tent in front of their workplace since September 16, 2024. They are demanding dignified working conditions, fair treatment and an end to systematic discrimination and neglect.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are asking for a salary increase from the current 275 euros per month. This salary, which is lower than the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kosovotwopointzero.com\/en\/the-minimum-wage-increase-and-tax-changes-how-does-it-work\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">minimum gross wage of 350 euros<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that will come into effect in October 2024, is extremely low, especially when compared to the high salaries of the deputies whose offices these women clean every day.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most of these women, who handle all maintenance work in Kosovo&#8217;s highest legislative institution, are paid less than a quarter of what Assembly members make as a base salary. With per diem and additional activities, Assembly members&#8217; salaries can exceed 2,000 euros.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the main demand in the strikes is a salary increase from 275 to 500 euros, they have also brought attention to a series of abuses that cannot be resolved by a pay raise alone. These women, employed through private companies contracted by the Assembly, report daily violations of their rights. Many public institutions contract private companies for services such as cleaning or insurance, and these companies frequently face scrutiny for workers&#8217; rights violations.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A day before the protest, a senior adviser to the Speaker of the Assembly Ilir K\u00ebr\u00e7eli <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ilir.kerqeli\/posts\/pfbid0doBD5ETss2DzeBJouwytN91QuR72nSAQZHQoWAKvAumjrJ5E5b5PRR7tMhFAfqBcl\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">posted on Facebook<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. He stated that while the salary issue is &#8220;the responsibility of the economic operator as the employer and the staff as the employee,&#8221; the cabinet publicly supports the strikers&#8217; demands, &#8220;rightly recognizing that the current wages are extremely low.&#8221; K\u00ebr\u00e7eli has not mentioned any actions that the Assembly, as the contracting authority, will take in response.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the strikers reported feeling humiliated not only by the companies but also by certain officials and administrative staff within the Kosovo Assembly.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe language used by the company and sometimes by the administrative staff, is so degrading and demeaning that we avoid sharing it at home or in public. We feel ashamed in front of our children and we don&#8217;t want our children to feel bad for us,\u201d one of the women explained.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5217457 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5217457\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc04634\" data-id=\"bc04634\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fcb2cd elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"0fcb2cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper-container\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 4\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grate-Greviste-e-Kuvendit-20.09.2014-Photo-Majlinda-Hoxha_21.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Majlinda Hoxha \/ K2.0\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Photo: Majlinda Hoxha \/ K2.0<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 4\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grate-Greviste-e-Kuvendit-20.09.2014-Photo-Majlinda-Hoxha.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Majlinda Hoxha \/ K2.0\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Photo: Majlinda Hoxha \/ K2.0<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 4\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grate-Greviste-e-Kuvendit-20.09.2014-Photo-Majlinda-Hoxha_18.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Majlinda Hoxha \/ K2.0\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Photo: Majlinda Hoxha \/ K2.0<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 4\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grate-Greviste-e-Kuvendit-20.09.2014-Photo-Majlinda-Hoxha_19.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Majlinda Hoxha \/ K2.0\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Photo: Majlinda Hoxha \/ K2.0<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-78248c4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"78248c4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db4b133\" data-id=\"db4b133\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22ce650 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22ce650\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>They say this mistreatment often occurs openly and in front of officials and political representatives. &#8220;We&#8217;re often asked, &#8216;Why are you eating here?&#8217; We bring our food in small plastic containers \u2014 home-cooked meals like peppers with sour cream \u2014 because we can&#8217;t afford to eat out. But they never say this to the deputies and officials who order food and eat here before we clean up after them,&#8221; added another worker.<\/p><p>The women also described another form of discrimination: they are forced to carry heavy cleaning equipment up and down the stairs to avoid sharing the elevator with official representatives. Meanwhile, activists, some feminist organizations, and the Independent Trade Union of the Private Sector of Kosovo support the strike and the September 20 protest \u2014 among the few groups standing with the workers in their fight for humane treatment.<\/p><p>&#8220;They enable the functioning of the Assembly&#8217;s work. However, they are mistreated and poorly paid. They are denied the rights they deserve, such as a dignified environment, pension contributions and medical leave,&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1213841416430101?ref=newsfeed\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0states<\/a>\u00a0the The Collective for Feminist Thought and Action\u2019s call for protest.<\/p><p>The strikers have set up a small tent in front of the Assembly building and stay there daily from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., following their contractual working hours. K2.0 spent several hours with them and heard stories of exploitation spanning over 20 years. These include frequent instances of working without contracts, unstable wages, derogatory remarks, lack of sick leave, unpaid overtime during extended Assembly sessions and ongoing threats of dismissal whenever they raised complaints or made demands.<\/p><p>The strikers told K2.0 that, with a few exceptions, most Assembly members have shown no interest, curiosity, or empathy, even though the protest tent is only a few meters away from where they enter the building every day. Despite this indifference, the women strikers remain determined to continue their strike until their demand for fairer wages is met.<\/p><p>Here are some of their stories.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a39b32b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a39b32b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-11ad9f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"11ad9f4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba059e5\" data-id=\"ba059e5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-422cb26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"422cb26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"8107\" height=\"5405\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grate-Greviste-e-Kuvendit-20.09.2014-Photo-Majlinda-Hoxha_9.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-106389\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grate-Greviste-e-Kuvendit-20.09.2014-Photo-Majlinda-Hoxha_9.jpg 8107w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grate-Greviste-e-Kuvendit-20.09.2014-Photo-Majlinda-Hoxha_9-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grate-Greviste-e-Kuvendit-20.09.2014-Photo-Majlinda-Hoxha_9-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grate-Greviste-e-Kuvendit-20.09.2014-Photo-Majlinda-Hoxha_9-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grate-Greviste-e-Kuvendit-20.09.2014-Photo-Majlinda-Hoxha_9-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grate-Greviste-e-Kuvendit-20.09.2014-Photo-Majlinda-Hoxha_9-326x217.jpg 326w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grate-Greviste-e-Kuvendit-20.09.2014-Photo-Majlinda-Hoxha_9-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 8107px) 100vw, 8107px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Photo: Majlinda Hoxha \/ K2.0<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8b53e82 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8b53e82\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a14b09\" data-id=\"2a14b09\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba44738 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ba44738\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nazife Krasniqi, 52 years old<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ab347aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ab347aa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ac4841\" data-id=\"4ac4841\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e552b40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e552b40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I have been working here for almost 21 years. Some workers have been here for 23 years, 20 years, or 17 years. There are almost no female workers who have worked for less than 10 years. Over the past 20 years, the private operators contracted by the Assembly have changed frequently.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have only had a salary of 275 euros for 11 months. For many years it was only raised twice, by 20 euros each time. 11 months ago, we were earning 230 euros. Even these 20 euros are just superficial.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our contracts don\u2019t even specify whether the amounts are gross or net [shows K2.0 the contract]. The money for the trust contributions has stopped. Last year, no contributions were paid for any of us who are here. Our salary is so low that it doesn\u2019t even cover basic personal expenses. You are neither respected as a worker nor appreciated. They give us all the epithets except for &#8220;human.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You don\u2019t dare to speak up. You don\u2019t dare to make requests or complaints. We were threatened by the operators. The operators must feel very supported from within because they keep blackmailing us every time we complain. The operator said, &#8220;If you want to work, work; if not, take your bag and go. I\u2019ll find someone else to replace you.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On April 31, as usual, we went to sign off on our timesheet and go home. We were informed that we are not expected to come to work until further notice. We were told that the tender is in the procurement process. In fact, the company told us that the Assembly is saying this and it means that we are not insured to enter our workplace.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We stayed home for two weeks and returned after 15 days. When we resumed work and the end of the month arrived, we received our salaries. The Assembly allocated the full budget, but the operator provided only half of our salaries. The operator only paid us 150 euros.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have faced similar violations for 20 years, but now it is too much. I went to talk to them and asked why they stopped our salaries. They said, &#8220;We can give 500 euros to whoever we want, we can tell whoever we want to go home and we can give 1,000 euros to whoever we want.&#8221; We are not interested in personal salaries; they can give it to anyone. But why did they take our money?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This means that every time the contracts are renewed [including the renewal of the contract between the Assembly and the company], they do not pay our contributions. Do you see the injustices and irregularities happening within the Kosovo Assembly? We were without a contract from December 31 to May 15.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now I have a new contract from May 15 to November 15. When I asked for a pay rise, they told me, &#8220;Remember the date because you won&#8217;t be signing it again.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I felt so upset and so offended that I had to see a doctor, who prescribed me two sedatives. I complained on June 6 and you can see the same date on the doctor&#8217;s prescription [shows the prescription]. Where are we living? Is it shameful for the Kosovo Assembly, the country\u2019s highest institution, to allow such violations.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-57331b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"57331b8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a9fd53a\" data-id=\"a9fd53a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74a4111 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"74a4111\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"8126\" height=\"5417\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grate-Greviste-e-Kuvendit-20.09.2014-Photo-Majlinda-Hoxha_11.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-106392\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grate-Greviste-e-Kuvendit-20.09.2014-Photo-Majlinda-Hoxha_11.jpg 8126w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grate-Greviste-e-Kuvendit-20.09.2014-Photo-Majlinda-Hoxha_11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grate-Greviste-e-Kuvendit-20.09.2014-Photo-Majlinda-Hoxha_11-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grate-Greviste-e-Kuvendit-20.09.2014-Photo-Majlinda-Hoxha_11-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grate-Greviste-e-Kuvendit-20.09.2014-Photo-Majlinda-Hoxha_11-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grate-Greviste-e-Kuvendit-20.09.2014-Photo-Majlinda-Hoxha_11-326x217.jpg 326w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grate-Greviste-e-Kuvendit-20.09.2014-Photo-Majlinda-Hoxha_11-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 8126px) 100vw, 8126px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Photo: Majlinda Hoxha \/ K2.0<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-269702f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"269702f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-75dc0cf\" data-id=\"75dc0cf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ef03c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ef03c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Miradije Jakupi,  57 years old <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e62ec6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6e62ec6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-96c7027\" data-id=\"96c7027\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90e022d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90e022d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I have been working here for 23 years. I have experienced all the governments, the independence, all other events. The first time we received salaries, it was in marks \u2014 around 250 marks. Since then, our salaries have been decent, allowing us to support our families and raise our children. However, each time a new operator came, our salaries were reduced. The operators always kept wages as low as they wanted.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From 7:00 a.m. when I start work, a few of us clean about 25 offices on one floor. We also clean the corridors after the offices and two halls where the commissions meet. We enter the office and the halls where meetings take place; sometimes it\u2019s every hour or twice an hour, we don\u2019t know, but we have to be ready to clean between meetings. There are times when they tell us, &#8220;Come back and clean again.&#8221; So, we return and clean a second time.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There have been times when I worked during long or extended sessions and there was no bus to get home. I had no way to get home, so I had to walk all the way to Vranjevc, about five kilometers, late at night when the streets were empty. Imagine what it was like during the pandemic, after extended sessions, the fear, the terror in the alleys and the stray dogs. And whenever we work like this, we never get paid for our overtime.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My husband was killed in the war, along with five other family members. This has nothing to do with our demands, but it shows how little care anyone has shown us. How is it possible that after all these years, no one has asked how I get by at the end of the month? No help from anyone. My mother-in-law and my two sons lived off this salary. I somehow managed to raise my children with it, and now I can&#8217;t even cover my own expenses while facing disdain every day at work.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eaef91e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eaef91e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c2f9294\" data-id=\"c2f9294\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-483dd8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"483dd8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"9504\" height=\"6336\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grate-Greviste-e-Kuvendit-20.09.2014-Photo-Majlinda-Hoxha_13.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-106395\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grate-Greviste-e-Kuvendit-20.09.2014-Photo-Majlinda-Hoxha_13.jpg 9504w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grate-Greviste-e-Kuvendit-20.09.2014-Photo-Majlinda-Hoxha_13-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grate-Greviste-e-Kuvendit-20.09.2014-Photo-Majlinda-Hoxha_13-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grate-Greviste-e-Kuvendit-20.09.2014-Photo-Majlinda-Hoxha_13-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grate-Greviste-e-Kuvendit-20.09.2014-Photo-Majlinda-Hoxha_13-326x217.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 9504px) 100vw, 9504px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Photo: Majlinda Hoxha \/ K2.0<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-055b533 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"055b533\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43c61a1\" data-id=\"43c61a1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fadcbd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fadcbd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Shefkije Canolli, 59 years old<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9cfa96 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e9cfa96\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f88fde\" data-id=\"3f88fde\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-384c05d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"384c05d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I have been working as a maintenance worker in the Assembly for 10 years. I am the head of my family and have three children. I started working out of necessity when my husband died. Before that, I stayed home to raise my children. After that, I had to raise them with my salary.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only I know how I managed to raise three children on this salary. I suffer from osteoporosis, only my body and hands know the pain I endure from working every day. It would have been worth it if I at least had a better salary. But I clean and sweep all day and in the end, the money doesn\u2019t even cover my medical expenses.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I feel bad that I have become a burden to my children. The drugs, injections and check-ups I need are more than my salary can cover. Just look at my fingers, how they&#8217;ve become crooked [she shows her hands].<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the day, I clean over 300 square meters \u2014 buffets, stairs, corridors, 12 offices, a large hall, two sets of bathrooms, windows \u2014 everything. Whatever they need, we are at their service.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They have denied us our rights. Enough is enough. Whatever happens, it doesn\u2019t matter whether they give us our money or not. They will only reveal their true character. All we are asking for now is a salary that at least covers the basics.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I only have a high school education. Before I started working here, I wondered if I knew how to speak and behave as properly as the people around me, who all had a higher education. I felt bad about myself. Now, I think they should feel bad about themselves. I have much better manners than those who insult us and the others who just stand by and watch the mistreatment.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4fc2e81 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4fc2e81\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fbdc24\" data-id=\"1fbdc24\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a54d0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3a54d0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"9074\" height=\"6049\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grate-Greviste-e-Kuvendit-20.09.2014-Photo-Majlinda-Hoxha_16.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-106401\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grate-Greviste-e-Kuvendit-20.09.2014-Photo-Majlinda-Hoxha_16.jpg 9074w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grate-Greviste-e-Kuvendit-20.09.2014-Photo-Majlinda-Hoxha_16-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grate-Greviste-e-Kuvendit-20.09.2014-Photo-Majlinda-Hoxha_16-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grate-Greviste-e-Kuvendit-20.09.2014-Photo-Majlinda-Hoxha_16-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grate-Greviste-e-Kuvendit-20.09.2014-Photo-Majlinda-Hoxha_16-326x217.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 9074px) 100vw, 9074px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Photo: Majlinda Hoxha \/ K2.0<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c3826b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9c3826b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-82ba85c\" data-id=\"82ba85c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54e2fe9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54e2fe9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mevlide Aliu, 64 years old<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c7d79fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c7d79fe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a156b58\" data-id=\"a156b58\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eab5871 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eab5871\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I have been working here since 2002. In a year, I will retire. For me, the salary and job are almost over, but that doesn\u2019t matter. I\u2019m protesting so my colleagues can have better salaries after I retire. If I manage to get a better pay, great. If not, I\u2019ll be happy if my friends do, because we\u2019ve been mistreated enough. Every year it has gotten worse \u2014 the salary has become smaller and more insignificant. Now, with inflation, it\u2019s almost a joke.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I remember when the salary was 230 euros and then it dropped to 130 euros \u2014 imagine that. Then it increased to 165 euros and was raised just a bit. Now, it is very difficult to live on that money. Before, with 100 euros, you could buy a lot of things; now, you can\u2019t buy anything with the same amount. All you can do is buy some basic items at the store. As for personal items, don\u2019t get me started. If it weren&#8217;t for my husband\u2019s income, we wouldn\u2019t have made it, especially in recent years.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also affects how you feel, because you feel like you\u2019re not contributing anything. I&#8217;m hoping it turns out well for them because I&#8217;m almost done here. There are no words to describe how depressing it is to retire like this, feeling worthless in the eyes of both the company and the state.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We did not dare to ask for a pay rise because we were threatened. We\u2019ve endured pressure from the operator, from Assembly officials and from the administration. Although there are some good ones. We provide all these cleaning services \u2014 for sessions, commissions, delegations, visits. No one could enter here if it weren\u2019t for us providing these services.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All day, we clean halls, offices, corridors and bathrooms \u2014 over and over. Sessions get extended and go on, yet no one offers you water or asks if you\u2019ve eaten. This isn\u2019t something new; it has been like this for 20 years, year after year.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Feature Image: Majlinda Hoxha \/ K2.0.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-959576d elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"959576d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a473b32\" data-id=\"a473b32\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div 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