Speaking at a press conference, trade union leaders said that overall turnout was about 70 per cent, and warned that the government had exerted pressure on employees by demanding lists of strikers so as not to pay them for the time spent on strike.
"Our message to the strikers is that the trade union will take care of them, and our message to the authorities is that we will bring charges against all managers exerting pressure on the employees," said the head of the Civil Servants' Trade Union, Ivica Ihas.
Despite great pressure from the authorities, turnout in some institutions, such as the Municipal Court, exceeded 90 per cent, trade union leaders said.
Police Officers' Trade Union leader Dubravko Jagic said that strike actions would continue. "If today's strike fails to produce results, we will organise a general strike and cause a general collapse of the state administration system," Jagic said.
Four civil servants' trade unions organised a day-long strike over low pay and the poor status of civil servants after the government rejected their demand for a permanent monthly bonus of 300 kuna for all employees to at least temporarily narrow a wage gap with other public services.
The pay of most civil servants ranges from 2,600 to 3,100 kuna, which is 60 per cent of average pay in the country, and the government is offering only a three per cent rise, trade union leaders said.