SISAK IRONWORKS WORKERS HOLD PROTEST RALLY

SISAK, Nov 6 (Hina) - About 1,000 workers of Sisak's Ironworks protested in front of the factory's entrance on Wednesday, demanding respect for their rights after the owner, the Austrian- Russian corporation Trubo Impex, withdrew from the factory. #L# The protest was organised by two Ironworks trade unions. Workers refer to the trustee in bankruptcy for their company, Ilija Maric, the Zagreb Commercial Court's Bankruptcy Council, and the government, asking them to make sure that the employees receive two late salaries and enable the resumption of production and work for 1,700 employees who have been on forced annual leave since Oct. 1, as well as the resumption of work in the Ironworks branch Remont Capraga and its 270 employees, who are protesting since Oct. 2. Trade union commissioners announced a peaceful protest in front of the government building in Zagreb tomorrow. The protesters will not disperse until the government finds a solution to save the Sisak Ironworks. (hina) ha sb