
One on one with Doruntina Kastrati
The artist discusses construction, labor and the endangerment of workers' lives.
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Some of the workers said that if you die while building the "Nation's Highway," you'll be considered a hero since you contributed to the unification of Kosovo with Albania.
I am questioning the idea of what it means to be a hero in post-war Kosovo and how romanticizing the nation justifies the exploitation of workers.
Workers' colleagues got injured or died in the workplace and no one talked about it.

Lirika Demiri
Lirika Demiri is a former journalist at K2.0. She holds a BA in sociology from the University of Prishtina and an MA in Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies from The Ohio State University, U.S.
This story was originally written in English.