2,000 people a day find a new job in recent days. This is a trend similar to the situation before the coronavirus crisis, said Deputy Minister of Social Affairs Zornitsa Rusinova. The demand for workers in the construction sector has not decreased,..
Among the announced 17 new coronavirus cases in Bulgaria in the past 24 hours, three are from the group of workers who arrived for the construction of the Balkan Stream gas pipeline near Novi Pazar in North-eastern Bulgaria. All three were in contact..
In his official greeting address to the Bulgarians on the occasion of Labour Day, Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev said that "May 1 is not a gift but a conquest of the workers ". The Bulgarian Head of State emphasized that the transition period in..
For the first time in its history, the International Day of Labour and Workers' Solidarity - May 1 - is celebrated worldwide amidst a global pandemic. In Bulgaria, May 1 is an official holiday and non-working day. Usually, traditional left-wing..
It was on May 1 st , 1886 that 300,000 American workers in Chicago took to the streets on a strike, demanding an 8-hour working day. Since then, May 1 has become a symbol of solidarity among workers that is celebrated in many countries around..
News that an Irish company has hired 189 seasonal workers from Bulgaria has sparked speculation about public health at the backdrop of quarantine against the coronavirus. Fruit company Keelings said that Bulgaria had few confirmed cases of infection,..
The Border Police Directorate announced that the German Ministry of Interior, together with the Federal Police, have established a procedure for entry of Bulgarian seasonal workers into Germany. According to the procedure, seasonal workers can only..
"The pandemic requires decisive measures and society has accepted them with understanding," President Rumen Radev said in a statement regarding the situation in the country caused by Covid-19. He pointed out that extraordinary restrictions have..
May 1 reminds us of the bold strike of US trade unions in 1886, when more than 300,000 workers requested an 8-hour work day. On this date in Bulgaria and in many countries around the world, the workers' movement merits for state protection of..
