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Layoffs of workers

New dismissals in the south of Serbia: "Tigar AD" is also firing workers

November 05, 2025, 10:48 p.m MLJ
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The state-owned company "Tigar AD" from Pirot joined the infamous group of factories that started accusing workers in the south of Serbia.

Factory employees "Tigar AD" in Pirot they gathered on the evening of Tuesday, November 4th, because executives had begun to lay off their jobs. According to unofficial information, workers hired through agencies have been fired in this factory in recent days, which further increased dissatisfaction in the factory.

Although one local politician was detained, the factory workers said that they did not need politicians, but that they expected concrete solutions from the union and management. Part of the gathered accepted the conversation with the activists from the "Assembly of Citizens of Pirot".

"Tigar AD" is a state-owned company that is preparing for sale, and the workers think that the management and union representatives need to urgently find a compromise solution and ensure stability in the collective.

@gyozkRight in front of "Tigar AD" in Pirot...!!! The third and first shifts are in front of the factory and cannot enter, and the second shift is inside and they are being fired...!!! Yesterday they went on strike because they were owed wages, today they already quit...?!?! Some people got sick, so there was an ambulance...! The south of Serbia is about to collapse...!!!♬ original sound – GyözK

Just one in a row

With the dismissals in "Tigra AD", mass dismissals, primarily in the south of Serbia, continue. After the padlock was placed on the factory door "Kentaur" in Vranje and about 250 employees were dismissed, he is unemployed there are still around 50 people employed in "Trendtex" from Bela Palanka which also shuts down the drives. This factory, which produces work uniforms, was opened in 2018. It was announced that they would hire 250 workers, but the number of employees never exceeded 100.

Before that, the Leoni factory from Niš announced that it was closing its doors, and 1900 workers would be out of a job, it was announced in July this year. Benetton, Johnson Electric and Drexlmeier have all announced layoffs.

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