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

  • Novi Sindikat calls out the Government over unpaid Wages for Revija and Plobest Workers

    Yesterday, December 10, 2024, at 11 a.m., we held a press conference in front of the Parliament entrance (Ilica 256B). During the conference, we publicly called on the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the competent ministers to resolve the issue of bankruptcy claims…

  • Message to Textile Workers: Combat Unions Can Protect Your Rights

    On Wednesday, December 11, at 6 p.m., the Park Boutique Hotel in Varaždin hosted a panel discussion organized by the Regional Industrial Union titled: “How to Achieve Higher Wages in the Textile Industry.” Although there is a common perception that the textile industry in Croatia…

  • Restructuring the Benetton Empire: Responsibility knows no borders

    Through his research “United colors of money,” journalist Salvatore Gulisano digs behind the glittering image of one of Italy’s most powerful brands, reconstructing the non-transparent dynamics running through the Benetton Empire. The new Union participated in the production of the show about Benetton, as well…

  • Clean Clothes Campaign Meeting in Vienna

    Last week, we attended the Semi-Annual Meeting of the international Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) network in Vienna. The meeting was hosted by the Austrian CCC branch, Südwind, and organized as part of the ‘Fashioning a Just Transition’ project, in which Novi sindikat is an active…

  • The tragedy at Rana Plaza

    Twelve years since Rana Plaza: Remembering and continuing the fight Twelve years ago today, the Rana Plaza factory complex in Dhaka, Bangladesh, collapsed, killing at least 1,138 people and injuring thousands more. The day before the disaster, large cracks had been discovered in the building.…

  • Call to Textile Workers: Complete the Working Conditions Questionnaire

    Novi sindikat has a long-standing commitment to improving working conditions within the textile industry. Following our first extensive research in 2019 as part of the international Clean Clothes Campaign network—which resulted in the publication of the Country profile: Croatia —we are now launching a follow-up…

  • Revija Workers at the Ministry of Finance

    Novi sindikat has formally called on the Government to enact new legislation or implement two specific European directives to establish a legal framework for paying long-overdue claims to former workers. This includes the staff of the bankrupt clothing factory “Revija” from Šibenik and the former…

  • We opened the exhibition “Made by the Hand of Workers”

    On Friday, March 7, on the eve of International Women’s Day, we opened the exhibition “Made by the Hand of Workers: Real Fashion Creators.” The exhibition highlights working conditions in the global textile industry, and for this presentation, we have supplemented it with a dedicated…