Glasen Tekstilec proudly announces that on October 3 and 4, 2025, the ninth consecutive "Textile Festival" will be held in Shtip - an event that has long been not only a symbol of the textile industry, but also a symbol of the fight for dignity, equality and fair conditions for workers.
„"Textilijada" is a traditional gathering that connects workers, unions, business, institutions and civil society organizations in order to jointly discuss the challenges and opportunities in the private sector, especially in the textile industry - a branch that has been feeding families in Shtip and the Eastern region for decades.
📅 This year's program includes two days filled with activities:
Friday | 03.10.2025
10:30 – International Forum "Modernization of the Private Sector: Sustainable Growth, Social Dialogue and Regional Development" (Hotel "Oaza");
13:30 – Regional Conference "Gender Responsive Budgeting in the Eastern Region" (Hotel "Oaza");
18:00 – Literary competition "My World Without Corruption" (Library "Goce Delchev");
19:00 – Visual exhibition "The City That Sewed History" (Kiro Gligorov Multimedia Center).
Saturday | 04.10.2025
11:00 – Debate „Trade Union Pluralism – Legal and Institutional Challenges for Independent Representation“ (Hotel „Oaza“);
14:00 – National Conference "From the Margins to the Center: Women's Economic Rights in the Private Sector" (Hotel "Oaza");
15:00 – Promotion of the newspaper "Textilec" (Central City Area);
18:00 – Performance „This is not theater, this is truth“ (National Theater – Shtip);
19:00 – Comic strip exhibition "Super Unionist" (Textile Cultural and Art Center);
21:00 – Public closing statement „Voices from the East: Our commitment to dignity, dialogue and change“.
The event will be opened by the Mayor of Shtip and the Deputy Minister of Labor and Economy, and the Mayor of Borås, Sweden - a partner city with which experiences and good practices in the industry are being exchanged - will also address the event via video message.
With its program, "Textiliade 9" will once again show that the voice of the East, the voice of workers and the voice of citizens must be heard – and that the dignity of labor is the foundation for any sustainable development.
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