Are citizens of BiH also boycotting purchases?

(Patria) - Following a successful citizens' action in Croatia, calls for boycotting shops, cafes, restaurants, and gas stations are spreading through social networks in our country.

Friday, January 31st, is cited as the date when Bosnians and Herzegovinians could express their dissatisfaction with high prices and low living standards through a boycott.

The initiators of the action are calling on citizens to buy nothing on that day, to secure necessary groceries in advance, cook at home, and avoid spending in catering establishments.

"This is a way to show our dissatisfaction with the rising prices of food and energy, while citizens' wages remain low. One day of boycott can send a strong message," reads one of the messages circulating on social networks.



Citizens on internet forums point out that food prices in BiH are higher than in some developed countries, such as Germany, while housing costs remain unbearable.

According to Adis Kečo from the Union of Independent Trade Unions of BiH, such actions indicate serious socio-economic problems in the country.

Kečo warns that employers' profits are increasing, while workers' wages, which are insufficient to cover basic living costs, are not keeping pace.

The initiators of the boycott state that the goal of the action is to pressure authorities and employers to take concrete measures to reduce inflation, increase the minimum wage, and improve the overall living standards of citizens.

Authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina have repeatedly introduced price freezes on the most important food items.