{"id":160510,"date":"2025-01-24T10:21:45","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T08:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=160510"},"modified":"2025-01-24T10:21:46","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T08:21:46","slug":"general-strike-in-serbia-protests-in-multiple-cities-bakers-traders-it-community-large-companies-joining-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/general-strike-in-serbia-protests-in-multiple-cities-bakers-traders-it-community-large-companies-joining-today\/","title":{"rendered":"GENERAL STRIKE IN SERBIA: Protests in multiple cities, bakers, traders, IT community, large companies joining today"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The general strike or &#8220;general civil disobedience&#8221; called for by blockading students in Serbia began today. &#8220;We are not going to work, we are not going to lectures, we are not doing our daily chores. We are taking freedom into our own hands. Your participation makes a difference,&#8221; the students wrote on Instagram on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was announced that at 11:52 in multiple locations in Serbia, a tribute will continue to be paid to those who died in the accident at the Novi Sad railway station, followed by a general strike. For today at 2 pm, a protest &#8220;Let&#8217;s discuss who is the mob and who is the villain&#8221; is scheduled, organized by the Protest Committee of Lawyers in front of the Presidency building in Serbia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some pastry shops, bakeries, various catering establishments, responded to the call for a strike and confirmed that they will suspend their activities today. The Novi Sad Cycling Initiative also announced on Facebook that it is joining the general strike, stating that their office will not be working today, while the website and social networks will not be in use from January 23 to 26. The Polovni automobili website team is also joining the strike. The site will be darkened and will not be available from 11:52 to 12:07. They state that there will be no business activities, as announced on the website. &#8220;We support students and citizens in their efforts for a better society,&#8221; says a post on Instagram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The IT community in Serbia is joining the strike The IT community in Serbia organized a protest in support of the students and is joining the general strike, announced in a call on LinkedIn. As stated, &#8220;in a very short time, people from over 50 companies operating in Serbia in the IT sector have gathered, and that number is growing.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Large companies The company &#8220;Swisslion Takovo&#8221; announced that it has joined the general strike. &#8220;Swisslion Takovo&#8221; companies in the field of trade, catering, and hospitality are also joining the general strike. The &#8220;Swisslion&#8221; company previously announced on its Facebook page that the general strike also applies to their SL food and beverage discount stores. The &#8220;Argus tours&#8221; travel agency announced that it is joining the general strike today. The GoOut website, which tracks Belgrade&#8217;s nightlife, will also be unavailable to users. The specialized portal Klima101 is also on a general strike. Today, cultural organizations are also stopping, not only in Belgrade, but also in Novi Sad, Ni\u0161, Kragujevac&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Independent Union of Culture of Serbia, the Belgrade Historical Archive, the Center for Graphics, Young Researchers of Serbia, are just some of the organizations that will not be working today and will thus provide support to the students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">PRO\u010cITAJTE VI\u0160E:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\t<figure class='wp-block-newspack-blocks-iframe'>\n\t\t<div class='wp-block-embed__wrapper' style=\"height:600px; width:100%;\">\n\t\t\t<iframe\n\t\t\t\tid = 'newspack-iframe-syTHdGbWbZAh'\n\t\t\t\tlayout = 'responsive'\n\t\t\t\theight = '100'\n\t\t\t\twidth = '100'\n\t\t\t\tsrc = 'https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fserbiantimes%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0j4ALfD61buy93dFhoCoatZTUevx2wBSP4Y5T1QmQrde6ENvEtsRuYbgtU6CUXwAbl'\n\t\t\t\tstyle = 'height: 600px; width: 100%;'\n\t\t\t\tframeborder = '0'\n\t\t\t\tallowfullscreen\n\t\t\t><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t<script>\n\t\tconst iframe = document.getElementById(\"newspack-iframe-syTHdGbWbZAh\");\n\t\tconst timerId = setInterval( function() {\n\t\t\t\tiframe.src = iframe.src;\n\t\t\t}, 2000 );\n\n\t\tiframe.onload = function() {\n\t\t\tclearInterval(timerId);\n\t\t}\n\n\t<\/script>\n\n\t\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The cessation of work of all participants in the film and audiovisual industry will be realized on Friday, January 24,&#8221; announced the company Cineplexxrs. The largest bookstores and publishing houses with headquarters in Belgrade, which have sales outlets throughout Serbia, have also announced that they will not be working on Friday. Among them are Dor\u0107ol Platz, Kreativni centar, Plato publishing house, Geopoetika, Laguna, Tre\u0107i trg, Srebrno drvo, Lumo, Sumatra, Svet stripa, Urban art, Je\u017e publishing house, Urban reeds, Strahor publishing house, Dereta publishing house, Booka, as well as the \u0160trik publishing house, which on its social networks also published a call for its followers to go out into the streets and pay tribute to the victims of the tragedy in Novi Sad with a 15-minute silence from 11:52.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Protest marches and blockades in several cities Today, during the general strike, protests and protest marches will be held in Belgrade, Novi Sad, Kragujevac, Ni\u0161, Vranje, Leskovac, Vladi\u010din Han, Vlasotince, Lebane, Babu\u0161nica, and Svrljig. Students blockading faculties in Kragujevac announced a protest march for tomorrow called &#8220;Everyone on strike! Join us&#8221; as a form of support for the general strike. According to the action plan, published on Instagram, the gathering is at the Old Court at 10:45 am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How to participate in the general strike The blockading students explained via social media how each of us can participate in the general strike. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Don&#8217;t go to work on Friday. Talk to your colleagues to organize a work stoppage. What if I&#8217;m afraid of the employer? Take a day off. Open a sick leave. Donate blood,&#8221; the students say. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then they explain how employers can participate in the strike. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Give employees a day off. Cancel all scheduled meetings. Inform clients about the reasons why you are not working that day.&#8221; And there are also guidelines on how we can collectively join the strike. &#8220;Don&#8217;t drink espresso in a cafe &#8211; drink Turkish coffee at home. Don&#8217;t go to a restaurant, don&#8217;t order food &#8211; cook your own lunch. Don&#8217;t go to the gym &#8211; do a home workout. Don&#8217;t go to shops, markets, shopping centers, cinemas, and theaters. It&#8217;s Friday, but &#8211; don&#8217;t go to parties and gigs. Everything must stop!&#8221; the students said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/no-one-like-the-serbs-how-our-people-made-a-famous-hollywood-actors-night-at-trumps-inauguration-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cNO ONE LIKE THE SERBS\u201d: How our people made a famous Hollywood actor\u2019s night at Trump\u2019s inauguration! (VIDEO)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/these-serbian-americans-were-major-donors-to-trumps-campaign-heres-what-they-expect-from-the-u-s-president-and-what-theyve-already-received-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">THESE SERBIAN-AMERICANS WERE MAJOR DONORS TO TRUMP\u2019S CAMPAIGN: Here\u2019s what they expect from the U.S. President and what they\u2019ve already received! (VIDEO)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/america-will-recognize-only-male-and-female-genders-heres-the-list-of-orders-signed-by-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AMERICA WILL RECOGNIZE ONLY MALE AND FEMALE GENDERS: Here\u2019s the list of orders signed by Trump!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/n1info.rs\/vesti\/blog-generalni-strajk-u-srbiji-zakazan-i-protest-advokata\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">N1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nova.rs\/vesti\/drustvo\/sve-sto-treba-da-znate-o-velikom-protestu-i-generalnom-strajku-ovo-je-spisak-onih-koji-se-pridruzuju-i-sta-ce-biti-blokirano\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Nova.rs<\/a>, <strong>Photo<\/strong>: N1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The general strike or &#8220;general civil disobedience&#8221; called for by blockading students in Serbia began today. &#8220;We are not going to work, we are not going to lectures, we are not doing our daily chores. We are taking freedom into our own hands. Your participation makes a difference,&#8221; the students wrote on Instagram on Wednesday. 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