December 2021

Bosnia miners end 9-day protest after clinching wage, pension deal

About 7,000 miners will return to work at Bosnia's seven coal mines after securing a deal with the government and state-owned Elektroprivreda BiH (EPBiH) power utility on wages and pensions, officials said on Wednesday, bringing to an end a 9-day protest. The miners halted work last week in support of colleagues who were protesting in the capital Sarajevo against what they said were violations of work and pay regulations. EPBiH General Manager Admir Andelija said at the time that power production...

October 2017

Bosnian pensioners stage street protests for pension rise

Thousands of pensioners from across Bosnia’s Bosniak-Croat Federation, most of whom live on the edge of poverty, took to the streets in Sarajevo on Wednesday to protest for a rise in pensions and better social and health care. Out of about 410,000 pensioners living in the Bosnian region, nearly two-thirds live on minimum payments of 326 Bosnian marka ($196) a month, while the average pension amounts to 370 marka compared to an average wage of 870 marka. With five pensioners to...