On the occasion of 8^th of March – International Women’s Day, and with the help of its friends from the Trade Union of Norway, Trade Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina, STBIH, launch a campaign with a primary goal to promote courage and solidarity as two basic fundamental values ​​in STBIH, but also to pay well-deserved tribute to all women employed in trade and services in BiH that are daily exposed to extremely difficult working conditions and violations of their rights.

The campaign “We choose STBiH heroine” will run from 07^th of March to 25^th of March and :

• Nomination period runs from 07^th of March to 14^th of March and through the facebook page and facebook group STBIH, mail and web page STBIH, as well as personal regional committees STBiH,
• Selection period will take place from 14^th of March to 21^st of March, exclusively by facebook group STBIH,
• All received nominations STBIH will announce publicly,
• The election of STBIH heroine will have all members of STBIH facebook group by liking and commenting on each of the nominated STBIH heroines,
• All STBIH female members have opportunity to be nominated. The right to nominate have all members of STBIH, commissioners and regional commissioners in a way that in the writing form deliver personal data of nominated colleague with detailed explanation,
• The results of this campaign will be published on Friday, 25^th of March 2016,
• STBIH will this group of heroines present publicly on 29^th of March 2016.

Aware that fear is one of the biggest handicaps in the fight for workers’ rights in BIH and that daily there is less solidarity and compassion and more fighting for personal interests, STBIH by this campaign wants to contribute to all women who have sacrificed their interest in the fight for the common good and the rights for all.

We invite all the workers from the sectors of trade and services BIH to nominate their colleagues for STBIH heroine and thus they acknowledge their courage and solidarity.

This campaign is our way to show that we appreciate each other!

For further information, please contact the office in Sarajevo on STBIH fietsa@bih.net.ba mail and telephone number 033210931.

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