WORKING CONDITIONS OF BULGARIAN BORDER POLICE WILL BE INSPECTED

A commission will inspect the working conditions of the border policemen who guard the Bulgarian border with Turkey against illegal crossings.

The inspection will take place from 13th of July until the end of the week. The team will include officials from the Bulgarian chief directorates “Border Police”, “National Police” and representatives of the Ministry of Interior’s trade unions.

The management of the MoI undertook these steps at the request of the trade unions. The working group of representatives from the MoI and the trade unions is drafting the amendments to the Regulation on the Order, Organisation and Allocation of Working Hours. This became necessary because of the more difficult work conditions at the border resulting from the influx of refugees.

On 12th of June, police officers and fire fighters staged a protest against proposals to raise their retirement age and against working conditions and put up tents outside Bulgaria’s Parliament. A national protest is scheduled to take place on 25th of July in Sofia.