Savez samostalnih sindikata Hrvatske napravio je WhatsApp grupu za strane radnice i radnike u kojoj mogu dobiti sve informacije kako ostvariti svoja radnička prava.
The Union of Autonomous Trade Unions of Croatia has created a WhatsApp group for foreign workers where they can find all the information they need to exercise their labor rights.
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U sklopu projekta Vrijeme je za radnike, kao jedan od prvih koraka, pokrenut je WhatsApp kanal Workers Rights in English, putem kojeg jednom tjedno objavljuju informacije na engleskom jeziku, s ciljem približavanja radničkih prava i zakonodavnog okvira radnicima koji ne govore hrvatski jezik.
Teme uključuju snalaženje u zdravstvenom sustavu, savjeti vezani uz pronalazak posla bez posredničkih agencija, razumijevanje ugovora o radu i drugi aspekti sudjelovanja u svijetu rada u Hrvatskoj. Sadržaj se prenosi u prilagođenom formatu, kroz kratke tekstove, videozapise i interaktivni element ankete. Uz rad na jačanju digitalnih komunikacijskih kanala, u proteklom razdoblju provedene su i terenske aktivnosti.
Sindikaliziranje u građevinskom i turističkom sektoru
Sindikalisti su izašli na teren i organizirali informativne susrete u afričkoj i filipinskoj zajednici, a posjetili su i kineske radnike u Benkovcu. To je rezultiralo povećanjem broja članova stranih radnika u građevinskom i turističkom sektoru. U SSSH ističu da sustavan i prilagođen pristup sindikalnom organiziranju stranih radnika ne donosi koristi samo njima, već i domaćim radnicima.
Uključivanjem stranih radnika u sindikalne procese sprječava se podcjenjivanje rada kroz niže plaće i slabije uvjete koje neki poslodavci pokušavaju nametnuti radnicima bez zaštite. Time se štiti standard svih radnika i jača pozicija sindikata u kolektivnim pregovorima, ističe SSSH.
Pozvali su sve udružene sindikate i sindikalne povjerenike da se uključe u ovaj proces. Nude i konkretnu pomoć - ako u svom radnom okruženju imate strane radnike, trebate podršku u komunikaciji, pristupu ili pomoć na terenu, možete kontaktirati kolegicu Višnju Katalinić, sindikalnu organizatoricu za strane radnike na visnja.katalinic@sssh.hr.
Od Katmandua do Zagreba - sudbine nepalskih radnika(ca) u Hrvatskoj
Uvjeti života i rada u Hrvatskoj, (ne)uključenost u društvene zajednice na lokalnoj razini, suočavanje sa različitim oblicima stereotipa, predrasuda i diskriminacije, pa čak i fizičkim nasrtajima i težim napadima... To su realnosti s kojima se susreću migrantske radnice i radnici.
Naša suradnica Dženana Kalamujić razgovarala je s ljudima koji su u Hrvatskoj odlučili tražiti sreću. Na tom putu puno je nesreće.
U nizu svjedočanstava nepalski radnici i radnice kažu da su za „kartu za Europu” nepalskim agencijama plaćali između 7 000 i 10 000 eura, pri čemu su ih lokalni posrednici regrutirali na ulicama i prikazivali Hrvatsku kao najjeftiniji put u EU. Mnogi nakon uplate više nisu uspjeli stupiti u kontakt s agencijama, dobili su lažne radne dozvole ili su, po dolasku, mjesecima ostali bez posla i prihoda, a jedan je radnik morao potpisati bjanko zadužnicu kojom njegova obitelj jamči otplatu dugova ako napusti radno mjesto.
Radnici navode da su u kući kraj Zagreba živjeli po sedamnaestero u skučenim uvjetima, a kada su sami našli isti smještaj po istoj cijeni, poslodavac im je odbio premještaj. Nepalka koja je dobila otkaz uz obrazloženje da je „premlada za čistačicu” preusmjerena je na posao u kuhinji gdje je radila dvanaest umjesto ugovorenih devet sati, a agencija joj je novu posredničku uslugu dodatno naplatila premda zakon to zabranjuje. Drugi radnik opisuje kako je agencija za privremeno zapošljavanje preko noći nestala, ostavivši ga bez podrške.
Zajednički nazivnik njihovih izjava su previsoki troškovi posredovanja, česti gubitak kontakta s agencijama, nesigurni uvjeti rada i smještaja te strah od gubitka posla koji ih odvraća od prijave nepravilnosti.
Još i tuku
U reportaži Zašto rasisti među nama napadaju migrantske radnike(ce) i kako ih spriječiti? Dženana Kalamujić donosi ispovijesti onih koji su postali statistika po pitanju sve učestalijih rasističkih napada na tamnopute migrantske radnike u hrvatskim gradovima.
Jedan radnik iz Nepala opisuje kako susjed redovito pljune pokraj njega kad se susretnu na ulici. Abdul iz Bangladeša, vozač Ubera, pretučen je u Zagrebu nakon što je putnike zamolio da plate vožnju, privremeno je oslijepio od udarca u oko i odustao je od prijave jer mu je policija rekla da sam ode na hitnu i sutradan dovede prevoditelja.
Kamau iz Kenije nisu dopustili ulazak u bar u središtu Zagreba jer „ne puštaju crnce“, potom ga je skupina muškaraca tukla i uništila mu mobitel. Sada se boji izlaziti noću i dvoji hoće li u Hrvatsku dovesti sina.
Egipatski taksist Rami mjesecima pak trpi podsmijeh i optužbe da „uzima poslove Hrvatima“. Doživio je fizička naguravanja i odbijanje usluge na benzinskoj crpki, pa se pita čime je zaslužio takvo postupanje jer je „došao pošteno zaraditi“.
Zbog svih teškoća u kojima su se našli, dobro je da imaju i podršku sindikata u obliku WhatsApp grupe. Dio je to napora SSSH, u sklopu projekta Vrijeme je za radnike, da intenziviraju aktivnosti usmjerene na sindikalno organiziranje i informiranje stranih radnika.
Projekt je financiran sredstvima Europske unije iz Europskog socijalnog fonda plus. On je jedan od 27 projekata ukupne vrijednosti 9.197.550,64 EUR, od kojih bespovratna sredstva iznose 9.194.823,03 EUR, u okviru Poziva „Jačanje kapaciteta socijalnih partnera – faza I“.
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As part of the project “It’s Time for Workers,” one of the first steps was the launch of a WhatsApp channel called “Workers Rights in English.” The channel publishes weekly updates in English to make labor rights and the Croatian legal framework more accessible to workers who do not speak Croatian.
Topics cover how to navigate the health-care system, advice on finding a job without intermediary agencies, understanding employment contracts, and other aspects of participating in Croatia’s labor market. The material is delivered in an adapted format—short texts, videos, and interactive polls. Alongside efforts to strengthen digital communication channels, field activities have also been carried out.
Unionizing in the Construction and Tourism Sectors
Union organizers have gone into the field to hold informational meetings with African and Filipino communities and have visited Chinese workers in Benkovac. This has led to a rise in union membership among foreign workers in the construction and tourism industries. The Union of Autonomous Trade Unions of Croatia (SSSH) points out that a systematic, tailored approach to organizing foreign workers benefits domestic workers as well.
By including foreign workers in union structures, wage undercutting and poorer working conditions—often imposed by employers on unprotected labor—can be prevented. This protects the living standards of all workers and strengthens the union’s position in collective bargaining, SSSH emphasizes.
They have invited all affiliated unions and union representatives to join this effort. Concrete help is also available: if there are foreign workers in your workplace and you need support with communication, outreach, or on-site assistance, you can contact Višnja Katalinić, the union organizer for foreign workers, at visnja.katalinic@sssh.hr
From Kathmandu to Zagreb – the fates of Nepali workers in Croatia
Living and working conditions in Croatia, (non-)inclusion in local communities, and encounters with stereotypes, prejudice, discrimination—even physical assaults and more serious attacks—are everyday realities for migrant workers.
Our contributor Dženana Kalamujić spoke with people who came to Croatia in search of a better life, only to find a great deal of misfortune along the way. Nepali workers testify that they paid Nepali agencies between €7,000 and €10,000 for a “ticket to Europe,” while street-level brokers portrayed Croatia as the cheapest gateway to the EU.
After paying, many could no longer reach the agencies, received fake work permits, or spent months jobless and without income once they arrived. One worker even had to sign a blank promissory note making his family liable for any debt if he left the job.
Workers say seventeen of them were crammed into a single house near Zagreb; when they themselves found comparable accommodation for the same price, the employer refused to let them move. A Nepali woman fired for being “too young to be a cleaner” was reassigned to a kitchen job where she worked twelve instead of the contracted nine hours, and the agency charged her an extra placement fee despite the law forbidding it. Another worker recalls a temporary-employment agency that vanished overnight, leaving him without support.
Common threads in their stories are exorbitant brokerage fees, frequent loss of contact with agencies, unsafe working and living conditions, and a fear of job loss that discourages them from reporting abuses.
And they beat them
In the report “Why Do Racists Among Us Attack Migrant Workers and How Can We Stop Them?” Dženana Kalamujić presents testimonies of those who have become statistics in the growing number of racist attacks on dark-skinned migrant workers in Croatian cities. One Nepali worker says a neighbor regularly spits beside him whenever they meet on the street. Abdul from Bangladesh, an Uber driver, was beaten in Zagreb after asking passengers to pay the fare; he temporarily lost sight in one eye and abandoned his complaint after police told him to go to the emergency department on his own and bring an interpreter the next day.
Kamau from Kenya was refused entry to a bar in downtown Zagreb because “they don’t let Black people in,” after which a group of men beat him and smashed his phone. He is now afraid to go out at night and is unsure whether he should bring his son to live in Croatia.
Rami, an Egyptian taxi driver, has for months endured mockery and accusations that he is “taking jobs from Croats.” He has been physically shoved and denied service at a petrol station, and wonders what he did to deserve such treatment when he “came to earn an honest living.”
Given these hardships, it is fortunate that they have union support through a dedicated WhatsApp group. This is part of the SSSH’s efforts, under the project “It’s Time for Workers,” to intensify activities aimed at organizing and informing foreign workers.
The project is funded by the European Union through the European Social Fund Plus. It is one of 27 projects with a total value of €9,197,550.64, of which €9,194,823.03 is provided as non-repayable grants under the call “Strengthening the Capacity of Social Partners – Phase I.”
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