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Shkruar nga PamfletiEmployees request urgent intervention from the Prime Minister regarding a serious situation within the airline: legal violations, unfair dismissals, psychological pressure and conditions that endanger the lives of passengers.
Several employees of the airline Air Albania have addressed a public statement to the highest institutions of the Albanian state, including Prime Minister Edi Rama, Minister of Economy Petrit Malaj and the Directorate of Civil Aviation, raising serious concerns about the internal situation in the company, the systematic violations of employees' rights and the risk that, according to them, threatens the safety of passengers and flight staff.
The statement, which has also been made public to the media, speaks of a deteriorating situation following the appointment of a new Turkish CEO at the head of the company; a figure who, according to employees, has negatively affected internal management, labor relations and operational standards.
The document signed by the group of employees states that social security contributions have not been paid for more than 11 months, although contributions continue to be deducted from salaries. In addition, many of them state that they have not even received their monthly salaries for 2 to 3 consecutive months, facing economic difficulties and total insecurity in the workplace. As stated in the text, unfair dismissals have increased significantly, often without warning or legal argument, and forms of psychological pressure have been used to force employees to resign on their own and waive their rights.
Even more alarming is the part where employees raise the alarm about the violation of flight safety. They write that due to the lack of qualified staff, the extreme fatigue of existing personnel and the lack of respect for safety protocols, conditions have been created that could lead to serious consequences for the lives of passengers and employees.
The statement mentions a long list of names and initials of employees who have been fired or forced to resign as a result of this situation. These are technical managers, pilots and cabin crew members, who, according to the source, have not been paid and have not received the legal treatment they deserve. Some of them have already started legal proceedings that could last for years, while they remain unemployed and unprotected.
Currently, even employees who are still active in the company report that they face the same problems, non-payment of salaries, pressure from management, and a climate of constant intimidation.
The statement concludes with a call to Albanian institutions, as well as shareholder Turkish Airlines, to intervene without delay. It calls for a full investigation into the violations, immediate payment of financial obligations, legal protection for employees and the reinstatement of those unfairly dismissed. Above all, it calls for the guarantee of flight safety and humane conditions for all air and ground staff.
But in this crisis, the company's Albanian shareholder, Sinan Idrizi, a figure closely linked to the government, who has served more as a broker and political shield for this financially failed project, cannot be left out of the spotlight. For years, Idrizi has acted as the guarantor of a company with no balance sheet, no transparency, and numerous undisclosed debts.
Air Albania is no longer a national airline, but a vehicle for personal luxury and political clientelism, with Sinan Idrizi acting as the informal administrator of the Prime Minister's interests. While employees suffer unpaid salaries, this 'strategic' shareholder appears from the US to scold direct questions instead of accounting for the debt the company owes to the Albanian public.
The pamphlet, in function of its mission as investigative media, invites any current or former employee of airlines operating in Albania, including pilots, crew, technicians, administration or support sectors, to denounce any case of violation of labor rights, financial abuses, security violations or mismanagement that directly affects the normal functioning of civil aviation.
Every complaint is treated with complete confidentiality, with guarantees for preserving identity and with a commitment to verifying and publishing facts that are of public interest.
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