With various events in Sofia and the country, the Confederation of Labor (KT) "Podkrepa" and the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (KITUB) will mark the festive May Day.
In Sofia, KT "Podkrepa" is organizing its traditional procession from "Sveta Nedelya" Square at 11:00, BTA specifies. It will be under the title "Do not touch the regulation of electricity for households!". In this way, the union once again reminds of its demand for clarity, transparency and a clear mechanism in determining electricity prices for households consumers. The Trade Union "Podkrepa" insists that liberalization should not affect socially vulnerable households. According to the union's data, more than two and a half million Bulgarians fall into the "energy poor" category, with the majority of them working. The union also insists on a decisive increase in incomes in all sectors and economic activities, according to a position on the organization's official website. The priority is to achieve 80% coverage with collective labor agreements for employees in all sectors, as well as the adoption of a law that would guarantee the constitutional right to strike.
The procession from the "Sveta Nedelya" square will reach the "Earth and People" museum, where a concert "ROCK FOR LABOR" will begin at 12:30 p.m. Vasko Krypkata and “Podweene Blues Band“, “Duo Valdi“, “Atlas“, “Sprint“, Kotseto Kalki and Martina, Milena and others are expected to take the stage. The concert is planned to last several hours.
The Confederation of Bulgarian Trade Unions will celebrate Labor Day with a festive podcast on the topic “The Voice of Working Bulgaria”. The episode will be broadcast live on the union's Facebook and YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. The union's experts will give specific advice to workers on the most common violations found, how to protect their rights, which institutions to turn to and what they can do. The following will also be discussed: the future of labor and digitalization, the new network of trusted union lawyers in the country. The CITUB studio will feature Vice Presidents Todor Kapitanov, Ognyan Atanasov and Daniela Aleksieva, Chief Economist Lyuboslav Kostov, experts, lawyers, federation leaders, students from the CITUB and UNWE Master's Program “Trade Unionism and Trade Union Policies”.
On May 1, the CITUB presented its Tenth Annual Report on Violations Related to the Exercise of Labor Rights. It summarizes 17,502 signals submitted in 2024 through the CITUB online platform for monitoring and legal consultations, the VOX KNSB mobile application, trade union structures, trusted lawyers, the media, social networks and the podcast. The CITUB insists on a comprehensive strengthening of control mechanisms, improving the legal protection of workers and establishing unions as a key partner in the process of guaranteeing decent working conditions.
An information campaign and free consultations on labor law and social security issues will be organized by the CITUB in the country today and tomorrow.