The “Freelance” Association, with the support of the lawyer, Zahirović-Pintarić, the Institution of the BiH Human Rights and Damir Nikšić, sent an appeal to the constitutionality of the Law on Contributions and Accompanying Rules.
As they state, the goal is to abolish discriminatory provisions that freelancers in the FBiH force to pay contributions, including four percent for health insurance, without exercising rights on that basis.
“This appellation is the result of our multi-year work and strong support as many as 46 members of the FBiH Parliament, who stopped with us and sent a clear message, equality and laws that follow the modern labor market,” said from the Association.
They recall that freelancers and workers on the contract on the work are increasing part of the labor force, and that the current law and the Rulebook, despite the obligations of contributions, prevent the exercise of the right to health and pension insurance. Thus, they expire, seriously violate basic human rights.
“This treatment directly violates the principle of equality before the law and represents the form of discrimination against classical employees. In practice, the work contracts are exposed to two others, but do not have access to services that these contributions should be provided,” said in a statement.
They warn and seriously violate the principles of binoculars and reciprocity between rights and obligations, because non-employment people do not have access to rights arising from payments.
“Discrimination on the basis of the status arises from the lack of a legal framework for these workers, which means they pay contributions, but do not have the rights that should be proportional to these contributions”, conclude from the “Freelance” associations, writes Liberation.
