Pensioners have held their third protest in front of the Prime Minister’s Office. The calls continue to be the same, asking for an increase in pensions, for all categories, while calling on the elderly to come out in protest, as this is the only way there can be a change in their pensions.

Kimete came from Elbasan for the pensioners’ protest. 42 years of work as a lawyer has not been rewarded, bringing disappointment at this stage of her life.

“I worked for 42 years and today I want to cry about how we live with that kind of pension. I am a lawyer by profession. I get 300 thousand, I don’t call it a big pension because this is our hack. In front of others, I don’t say that there are people who have pensions, that they have 150 thousand lek and why I am right, but I’m sorry”, said pensioner Kimete Lengo.

Children are the only hope and support of many retirees. But for Kimeta to receive money from her child, it would be the next shock for her.

“Today, the children ask us, do you want money? Do you have money, mom, I can’t accept it and if I don’t have it, I say I have… Children help us, I had to do an operation after so many years, where would I find the money. My daughter came to me and I was forced to accept, I had no other way”, said the pensioner.

Not all retirees are lucky enough to have children to help them. They have to bear their pension and their challenges themselves.

Pensioners’ protests will continue until there is an answer to their demands, which are an increase in the living minimum, an increase in the social pension and any type of pension, reimbursable medicines are added and the status of the miner is approved.