There are 1,300 vacancies in the National Railway Infrastructure Company, or about 10% of the jobs - mainly for mechanics, traffic controllers, and switchmen. This was what the chair of the Union of Railway Workers in Bulgaria, Petar Bunev, told BNT commenting last week's train crash near Sofia that left two dead and six injured and was a result of violation of work rules.
According to Bunev, Bulgaria’s railways are in worse condition today than they were 35 years ago. Employees work under difficult conditions and work overtime. "The salary is less than that of a cashier in a grocery store. Why are we lowering the requirements? In the past, in order to become a traffic controller, you had to study for 3 years, now you study for 6 months," Petar Bunev said.
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On Tuesday, in the morning hours it will be foggy or with low layered clouds . Minimum temperatures will be between minus 5 and 0°C, in Sofia - around minus 3°C. During the day, the cloud cover over the country will be significant. Around noon, it will..
The trio of Tiziano, Marie and Natalie Balkanski will receive the Silver Clown award at an official ceremony on January 21 for their roller skating act at the 12th edition of New Generation, part of the 47th prestigious International Circus..
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Ivaylo Ivanov has resigned from his post as Chief of Staff of Interior Minister Daniel Mitov and is no longer part of the Interior Ministry team. Ivanov..
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