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Legal aid and empowerment

Free legal assistance
Legal empowerment
Workers' rights
Strategic advocacy
Gender equality
Trade union organizing
Volunteer impact

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Legal aid and legal empowerment

Free legal and paralegal support for workers to recognize, claim and protect their rights.

About the program

We provide free legal information, counseling, paralegal assistance and support in proceedings before inspectorates, courts and other competent institutions. We work directly with workers, especially with people from vulnerable and marginalized groups, and document violations to enable access to justice and systemic change. Through paralegals from the community, we encourage awareness, self-advocacy and timely recognition of violations.

Our goal

To provide an accessible and reliable system of legal and paralegal support that protects workers and strengthens their capacity for self-advocacy.

What are we doing?

Specific objective 1 – providing free legal aid

  • Building the capacities of the legal department of Glasen Tekstilec.
  • Open days for legal aid – organizing regular appointments for consultations with male and female workers.
  • Production of information materials: Preparation of brochures and manuals on workers' rights.
  • Case Records: Maintaining a database of reported cases and their status.
  • Strategic case identification: Selection of cases with the potential to create a precedent.
  • Hiring lawyers: Contracting with lawyers specializing in labor law.
  • Financial support: Providing funds to cover legal costs.
  • Media coverage: Informing the public about the progress and significance of the cases.
  • Training of observers: Training for monitoring court proceedings and recording irregularities.
  • Report writing: Preparation of analyses on the transparency and fairness of judicial proceedings.
  • Cooperation with institutions: Submission of findings to relevant authorities for taking measures.
  • Public information: Publication of monitoring results to raise awareness.
  • Complaints Handling: Creating a mechanism for easy submission of complaints by male and female workers.
  • Documentation preparation: Assistance in collecting the necessary evidence for reports.
  • Monitoring of procedures: Continuously informing complainants about the progress of inspections.
  • Results Analysis: Recording outcomes and identifying recurring violations.
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  • Identification of health risks: Gathering information about inadequate working conditions.
  • Filing complaints: Assistance in formalizing complaints to the inspectorate.
  • Cooperation with inspectors: Organizing joint visits to workplaces.
  • Education of workers: Informing about health standards and rights.
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  • Legal evaluation: Analysis of cases to determine grounds for a lawsuit.
  • Lawsuit Preparation: Drafting legal documents and pleadings.
  • Legal representation: Providing legal support throughout the process.
  • Monitoring Judgments: Analysis of Outcomes and Their Impact on Workers' Rights.
  • Evidence collection: Interviewing witnesses and collecting relevant documentation.
  • Preparation of reports: Formalizing criminal reports in collaboration with legal experts.
  • Cooperation with the prosecution: Monitoring investigations and providing additional information as needed.
  • Public information: Raising awareness about the seriousness of violations through media campaigns.
  • Identification of discrimination: Recognizing cases of discrimination, especially against pregnant workers on fixed-term contracts.
  • Preparation of applications: Assistance in drafting complaints to the Commission.
  • Monitoring of procedures: Continuously informing applicants about the progress and outcome of the procedures.
  • Education and support: Organizing workshops to raise awareness about gender-based discrimination.

Specific objective 2 – providing paralegal assistance and legal empowerment for self-advocacy

  • Identification of needs for paralegal assistance in target industries through surveys and focus groups with male and female workers.
  • Hiring paralegals from communities, especially women workers with an interest in protecting workers' rights.
  • Development of operational procedures and protocols for the operation of the service, including guidelines for handling cases.
  • Creating a training program that covers labor law, communication skills, and ethical standards.
  • Organizing theoretical and practical training for paralegals, including case simulations.
  • Connecting paralegals with experienced lawyers for mentorship and ongoing support.
  • Assess the effectiveness of training and adapt it to the needs of paralegals.
  • Developing a schedule for regular visits to workplaces in the textile, leather and shoemaking industries.
  • Organizing meetings with workers to inform them about their rights and protection mechanisms.
  • Providing information materials with information about workers' rights.
  • Collecting opinions and suggestions from workers to improve services.
  • Creating a database for recording cases of violations.
  • Establish procedures for collecting and storing information for each case.
  • Identification of trends and recurring violations to guide advocacy activities.
  • Preparation of periodic reports for internal use and for informing relevant institutions.
  • Organizing monthly meetings to exchange information and coordinate activities.
  • Discussion of challenges and successful practices in providing paralegal assistance.
  • Joint planning of future activities and advocacy strategies.
  • Continuous education and updating of paralegal knowledge.
  • Gathering information from the field about current problems faced by workers.
  • Making proposals for changes in policies and laws based on the information collected.
  • Organizing meetings with relevant institutions to present the proposals.
  • Involvement in awareness campaigns about workers' rights.
  • Education of paralegals about the mechanisms of the UN, EC and other international bodies.
  • Cooperation in the preparation of reports on the state of workers' rights.
  • Representing Glasen Tekstilec at international conferences and forums.
  • Establishing contacts with international organizations for exchange of experiences and support.
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„Glasen Tekstilec" is a non-profit and non-partisan association founded by textile workers and human rights activists. We fight for decent work, equality and justice.

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info@glasentekstilec.mk

Vancho Prke 125, Shtip

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