FTTU visited the Municipal Transport and Port Complex in the city of Ruse

On 03.04.2026, the President of the Federation of Transport and Trade Unions (FTTU) at CITUB, Eng. Aleksandar Shopov, was on a working visit to the city of Ruse, during which he visited "Municipal Transport Ruse" and "Port Complex Ruse".

During his visit, Eng. Shopov inspected the sites and familiarized himself on site with the working conditions, the organization of work processes, as well as the need for repair and improvement activities. The findings made were discussed during working meetings with the executive directors of the companies – Aleksandar Georgiev ("Municipal Transport Ruse") and Ivaylo Bashalov ("Port Complex Ruse").

The meetings were also attended by CITUB's regional coordinator for the city of Ruse, Boyanka Dimitrova, as well as the chairpersons of the trade union organizations in the respective companies – Ivan Enchev and Nikolay Bolyarov.

In the course of the talks, the President of FTTU presented the activities of the "Working Conditions" Fund, emphasizing the opportunities for applying and the conditions for financing projects aimed at improving the working environment and increasing occupational safety.

Special attention was also paid to the need to hold sectoral meetings in the "Maritime and Inland Waterway Transport" sector jointly with employers. It was emphasized that such a dialogue format is of key importance for better coordination between the parties, for timely identification of the main problems, and for finding sustainable solutions to support the development of the sector.

During the meetings, the upcoming traditional FTTU Spartakiad was also discussed, and support was expressed for the active participation of workers and employees in the sports initiative, which promotes team spirit and a healthy lifestyle.