Novi Sindikat is a general-type labor union
that organizes workers in all sectors and
industries throughout Croatia.

  • Clean Clothes Campaign Meeting in Vienna

    Last week, we attended the Semi-Annual Meeting of the international Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) network in Vienna. The meeting was hosted by the Austrian CCC branch, Südwind, and organized as part of the ‘Fashioning a Just Transition’ project, in which Novi sindikat is an active…

  • The tragedy at Rana Plaza

    Twelve years since Rana Plaza: Remembering and continuing the fight Twelve years ago today, the Rana Plaza factory complex in Dhaka, Bangladesh, collapsed, killing at least 1,138 people and injuring thousands more. The day before the disaster, large cracks had been discovered in the building.…

  • Call to Textile Workers: Complete the Working Conditions Questionnaire

    Novi sindikat has a long-standing commitment to improving working conditions within the textile industry. Following our first extensive research in 2019 as part of the international Clean Clothes Campaign network—which resulted in the publication of the Country profile: Croatia —we are now launching a follow-up…

  • Revija Workers at the Ministry of Finance

    Novi sindikat has formally called on the Government to enact new legislation or implement two specific European directives to establish a legal framework for paying long-overdue claims to former workers. This includes the staff of the bankrupt clothing factory “Revija” from Šibenik and the former…

  • We opened the exhibition “Made by the Hand of Workers”

    On Friday, March 7, on the eve of International Women’s Day, we opened the exhibition “Made by the Hand of Workers: Real Fashion Creators.” The exhibition highlights working conditions in the global textile industry, and for this presentation, we have supplemented it with a dedicated…

  • Message from the evening of Fashion: Together for a better Fashion Industry

    International Women’s Day, commonly known as the 8th of March, is a day that traditionally marks the centuries-old struggle for women’s rights. Awareness of the importance of this struggle has been developing since the 19th century, when the fight for women’s rights was mostly led…

  • Novi Sindikat Organizes the Exhibition “Produced by the Hand of Workers”

    This year, Novi sindikat was given the opportunity to host the exhibition “Made by the Hand of Workers: Real Fashion Creators,” which deals with the conditions and practices within the global fast fashion industry, and which was authored by the Dutch organization of the CCC,…

  • Fashion Law: The Personal, Public, and Political Side of Women’s Work in the Fashion Industry

    March 8 is traditionally a day to mark the centuries-old struggle for women’s rights. Awareness of the importance of this struggle has been developing since the 19th century, when the movement was primarily led by female textile workers. In line with the history of this…