The Union of Workers of Radio Television of Kosovo (SPERTK) has today addressed a public letter to the Acting Prime Minister, Albin Kurti, requesting his urgent intervention to resolve the financial and institutional crisis affecting the country’s public broadcaster.
In the letter, signed by the union president Gëzim Bimbashi, it is emphasized that over 700 RTK employees have been left without salaries, describing the situation as unbearable for the workers and their families.
“This situation endangers not only the welfare of the employees but also the normal functioning of the public information service in the country,” the union letter states.
SPERTK urges the Acting Prime Minister to take concrete steps to allocate RTK’s budget and unblock the current situation, which, according to the union, is the result of the absence of a functional Board and the vacancy in the position of General Director.
“The institution operates without a functional Board, and its management is being handled by an acting director, which is not in accordance with the law governing RTK,” the public letter reads.
The union also calls on the government, through parliamentarians and relevant institutions, to increase the budget for salaries at RTK, as is happening in other public sectors.
At the conclusion of the letter, SPERTK describes this request as “not only a union issue but also a human and institutional one,” appealing for immediate intervention to prevent, as they put it, “the collapse of an institution that serves all citizens of Kosovo.”
Yesterday, RTK employees protested in front of the public broadcaster’s building.
SPERTK has warned that if the October salaries for RTK workers are not paid promptly, the union will escalate to general strikes and protests.
