Independent MP Marjana Koçeku has reacted after the tragic loss of life of 34-year-old electrician Angjelin Nika in Shkodra.

Koçeku writes that over the past 10 months, 10 electricians have lost their lives on duty, a toll she describes as tragic. The MP raises concerns about dangerous working conditions and demands from the state mandatory insurance, compensation and long-term financial support for the families of the victims.

"Over the last 10 months, 10 electricians have lost their lives in the line of duty. One electrician on average every month; among them yesterday was Angjelin Nika from Dukagjini. A tragic balance for our country, as if we had sent electricians to war, like soldiers."
The conditions in which they work, it is now known, are deplorable: a depreciated network, degraded infrastructure, and intervention in impossible and extremely dangerous conditions.

I understand that improving the latter will not happen overnight. But at the very least, when the state does not provide working conditions, a special compensation scheme and mandatory insurance for energy sector workers should be urgently created, as well as long-term financial support for the families of victims, especially for children who are left without a parent.

"The first duty of the state is of course to guarantee that energy workers return home safe and sound to their families. But when an electrician loses his life in the line of duty, the state has a responsibility to stand by his family, even after the days of mourning, when they have to face the reality of daily life without their loved one."