From clubs, restaurants, through street sellers and bookstores to larger businesses and the media - many will boycott their own jobs on Friday to participate in a general strike and express dissatisfaction with the regime, but also support for students.
Several organizations and political parties invited citizens to participate in a one-day protest on Friday, January 24 general strike. The idea is to boycott one's own business, buying everything, as well as using public transport, service activities and the like.
Throughout the day, events related to the general strike will be reported by Vreme, Nedeljnik and Byrne.
That day is also the last day. lawyers' strike which is ongoing, but the students who have been blocking their faculties since the end of November are calling for such a form of strike at the protests they are organizing throughout Serbia, demanding that their demands be met.
Numerous nightclubs, restaurants, cafes, cinemas are also on strike.
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Belgrade night clubs support the GENERAL STRIKE.
GO TO THE WEBSITES of your favorite clubs and claim the same. pic.twitter.com/dfbdvIT6Ul
— Smoking_kills (@_clapper_) January 22, 2025
On Friday, the Association of Film Producers of Serbia, the Association of Film Directors of Serbia, the Association of Screenwriters of Serbia, the Association of Documentary Filmmakers of Serbia, the Serbian Association of Cinematographers, the Association of Film Actors of Serbia, the Association of Film and Television Sound Designers of Serbia, as well as the Section of Screeners and the Section of Distributors, will not work in solidarity.
The Independent Culture Union of Serbia announced a total work stoppage for January 24, expressing solidarity with "all participants in all strikes."
Dramatic artist Svetlana Bojković confirmed in a statement to SEEcult.org that a one-week strike by actors is being prepared, and according to unofficial information, it should begin on Friday, January 24.
Notice on the suspension of the work of the Historical Archives of Belgrade https://t.co/N6C87CUOhe pic.twitter.com/t1xLXk3XMZ
— Historical Archive of Belgrade (@IA_Beograda) January 23, 2025
The historical archive of Belgrade is also suspending its work.
The graphics center goes on a general strike.
Both the beer store and the "Pivopija" cafe announced that they support students, pupils and educators in this way.
— Pivopija (@PivopijaBgd) January 22, 2025
"Face of the Street" magazine announced on the X social network that they support the general strike and will stop their activities for 24 hours on Friday.
We support the general strike and on Friday, January 24, we will stop our activities for 24 hours. Our salesmen and saleswomen will decide individually, within their capabilities, whether they will work. #generalstrike #everythingmuststop pic.twitter.com/U8boi2LsQi
— liceulice (@liceulice) January 20, 2025
"Our salesmen and saleswomen will decide individually, within their capabilities, whether they will work," the announcement states.
The Belgrade cafe "Kuća ustanica" on Instagram also shared the information that it will not be open on Friday.
"Restaurants, are you closing?" Are you there? Let's go, all together", they stated.
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The satirical portal Newz.net announced on Facebook that it is joining the general strike.
I @njuznet is joining the general strike! pic.twitter.com/0nsfPmdHCz
— Sanja Sopic (@SanjaSopic) January 21, 2025
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Zrno La bakery locations will also be closed on Friday.
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The FoNet news agency announced that it will support the action of students and various groups of activists and workers in the strike on January 24 and join and that from 11.52:12.07 a.m. to XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. it will stop broadcasting the news service and publishing media content on its portal and the Agency's accounts on social networks.
Before and after the delivery of mail to those who died in the Novi Sad tragedy, FoNet will provide multimedia coverage of the general strike and all other important events in the country, the region and the world.
N1, Nova, Danas, Sport Club joined the general strike.
The pastry shop "Hello Sugar", known for producing healthy sugar-free cakes, will not be open on Friday, and Buka Store, Beopolis, Urban Reads, Laguna and Delfi bookstores have also made the same decision.
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Cafe, shop, petrol, minival
Additional instructions are also shared on social networks - do not enter a store, do not enter a cafe, do not buy gas.
Solidarity with students and educators!
Friday 24.01. GENERAL STRIKE
Everything must stop!– don't buy in the store
– don't go into cafes
– don't buy gasoline(I.e. pic.twitter.com/WCl75N6HGF
— Jelena Berar (@BerarJelena) January 22, 2025
Little trid big luck 🍀, feel free to hang all those who are going on a general strike pic.twitter.com/lRMSG4CDfW
— WHO KILLED the 6XL model (@saranoviceva) January 22, 2025
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The Coco Concept Store in Novi Pazar will not be open either.
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The civil sector will also go on strike, and concerts will be cancelled.
The collective of our company unanimously decided that on Friday 24.01.2025. go on a general strike, as always, to stand with our youth!
We also invite other companies to join! pic.twitter.com/EWTUlhIkKU— YuSteel Belgrade (@yu_steel_) January 22, 2025
The teams of all the sites within the Inspira group will not work on Friday - Infostud (Jobs Infostud, HelloWorld, Startuj Infostud, HR Lab and Tailor's School), then Used Cars, 4zida, Prodaja parte and IPG.
Sites will be blacked out and unavailable from 11:52 AM to 12:07 PM. hours, and there will be no business activities.
Teams of all sites within Infostud (Jobs Infostud, https://t.co/4obrnUsUpl, Startuj Infostud, HR Lab and Tailor's School) will not work on Friday. Sites will be blacked out and unavailable from 11:52 AM to 12:07 PM. There will be no business activities on that day. pic.twitter.com/6g9Aqsmdrf
— Poslovi Infostud (@PosloviInfostud) January 22, 2025
The IT community of Serbia also joined the action. As announced in the invitation on the Linkedin network, "in a very short period of time, people from over 50 companies operating in Serbia in the IT sector gathered, and that number is growing."
The suspension of work was also announced by the Laguna publishing house and Delfi bookstores.
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