Strikers determined: “We want work, we want bread”
• The violent intervention by law-enforcement forces provoked a demonstration by more than 400 strikers in Maliq, joined by citizens and school students.
• During the clash, which lasted over an hour, there are reports of people injured on both sides.
• Unjustifiable silence from TVSH and the government press
Workers reject the “victory” consisting of a few crumbs handed out by the Government
Poliçan: some of the strikers’ demands are met
—It has been agreed that the two-year period during which workers were paid under the designation “worker on standby” will be counted as years of service.
The trade unionists continue to insist that this period be extended without limit.
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Inside
After the presidential decree granting pardons:
Berisha’s “crumbs” are more than a presidential joke
Meksi at the Court of Cassation
Arrests for customs officers
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Students are not lulled by fairy tales
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The Democratic Party in the labyrinths of intrigue
A fierce factional battle is expected at the meeting of the National Council of the Democratic Party
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The first anniversary of Miteran’s death is commemorated
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Prices race relentlessly upward
Usury damaged the banks
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Announcement
On Sunday, January 12, at 11:00, the General Steering Committee of the Albanian Eurosocialist Forum will meet at the SPAS headquarters in Tirana.
Members of this Forum are reminded to make arrangements to attend in full.
The FRESSH Presidium
