On February 10th, The Kosovo Women’s Network (KWN) held a workshop through the Zoom platform with member organizations on the legal framework for gender-based discrimination in the labour market.
During this workshop, Adelina Tërshani, Project Coordinator, KWN, informed the participants on the legal framework.
She emphasized that according to the main findings of the KWN’s research, “Gender-Based and Labour in Kosovo”, the legal framework is not harmonized and the workers who want to address their cases don’t know exactly which law to refer to. Tërshani also explained the procedures for filing lawsuits.
“The Law on Labour is still not in line with the European Union (EU) Work-Life Balance Directive. KWN with many other organizations is trying to advance the recommendations that should be included in the Labor Law and that are in line with the EU directive,” she said.
While speaking about the legal framework on gender-based discrimination in the labor market, the Valmira Rashiti, Project Coordinator and Legal Assistant, KWN, said that KWN is trying to find the ways for the implementation of the appropriate mechanisms.
“Although the legal framework can be complex, it is important to know the referral mechanisms where the cases of discrimination can be reported within the community where we operate,” Rashiti said.
Arjeta Maka from Gruaja Hyjnore, a member organization of KWN, mentioneda case of gender based discrimination where a pregnant woman was about to get fired during the pandemic by her employer. Gruaja Hyjnore helped this women and advised her on where to denounce the case.
The participants discussed the best forms of how to refer cases of gender-based discrimination.
KWN constantly strives to combat gender-based discrimination in the labour market.
For more information, see the KWN research report “Gender-Based Discrimination and Labour in Kosovo.”
This workshop is financed by the European Union and co-financed by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida).
