ZAGREB, May 20 (Hina) - Shops should not have to work on Sundays and holidays and this should be resolved with amendments to the existing Trade Law, which leaves decisions relating to working hours up to local self-government
units.
ZAGREB, May 20 (Hina) - Shops should not have to work on Sundays and
holidays and this should be resolved with amendments to the
existing Trade Law, which leaves decisions relating to working
hours up to local self-government units. #L#
This was pointed out following a joint meeting on Tuesday between
the Minister of Trades, Small and Medium Enterprises, Zeljko Pecek,
the president of the Croatian Chamber of Trades, Stjepan Safran,
and the director of Caritas Croatia, Mario Bebic.
Bebic recalled that Caritas and the Franciscan Institute for the
Culture of Peace recently initiated a petition calling for work on
Sundays to be banned. The petition is being signed in 80 Croatian
towns and has received large public support, he said.
The motive for the actions, Bebic said, is that over 40,000 people
are compelled to work on Sundays and their basic rights, stemming
from the Labour Act, are violated because Sunday should receive
special treatment.
According to Bebic, the action should be completed before the Holy
Father arrives in Croatia next month.
(hina) sp/ha sb