Novi Sindikat is a general-type labor union
that organizes workers in all sectors and
industries throughout Croatia.

  • Orljava workers continue to fight for severance pay

    About seventy former Orljava workers gathered yesterday at 11 a.m. in front of Orljava’s store in Požega. The workers gather in front of the store from December 2021 and will continue with this activity until they fight for the severance pay that the Government of…

  • Global Solidarity: Indian Garment Workers Support Orljava Staff in Severance Pay Dispute

    The Union of Textile Workers from Bangalore, India, organized a solidarity action with the workers of Požeška Orljava! About 150 workers gathered telling Olympus to pay severance pay to their workers. Together we are stronger!

  • Croatian Government and Olymp Held Responsible for Orljava Crisis

    Yesterday at 11 a.m., the new union organized a gathering of Orljava workers and a press conference. Over 50 former Orljava workers gathered and carried banners with messages: “We want severance pay”, “Government of the Republic of Croatia and Olympe, pay severance pay”, “We want…

  • Living Wage is Possible: Highlights from the International Forum in Zagreb

    At the beginning of July, the new trade union organized an international forum in Zagreb called “Dignified salary is possible!” (Living Wage is Possible!). The forum was attended by 110 representatives of the member organizations of the Clean Clothes campaign, an international organization that fights…

  • Living Wage is Possible: New Policy Paper by Novi sindikat

    Having a job should mean that a worker can support himself and his family, and not survive with a job, which is the case today with a large number of workers in Croatia who earn the minimum wage or a salary slightly higher than the…

  • Orljava Workers Win Severance Pay

    After 18 months of fighting, campaigning with the Clean Clothes Campaign international network, and numerous meetings, press conferences, and protests, Orljava workers have won their severance pay. At its session on March 2, the Croatian Government made a formal decision to pay severance to 237…

  • Sign for a living wage!

    <br /> <img height=”1″ width=”1″ src=”https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=1481647102639465&ev=pageview &noscript=1″/><br /> The “Good Clothes, Fair Pay” campaign was launched by several international organizations, including the Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC), Fashion Revolution, Fair Wear, and Fair Trade, among others. Croatia is actively participating through Novi sindikat and the Regional…

  • On May 1st, We collect signatures for a Living Wage in Maksimir

    Today, at a press conference held together with the Regional Industrial Union (RIS), we presented the European Citizens’ Initiative to collect signatures for decent wages. The “Good clothes, fair pay” initiative was launched by several international organizations, including the Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC), Fashion Revolution,…