SISAK IRONWORKS EMPLOYEES RESUME PROTEST

SISAK, Nov 26 (Hina) - Sisak Ironworks and Caprag Overhaul company employees on Tuesday continued a protest at the main entrance to the plant. The protest began on November 21 when workers took to the streets, and ended on November 22 when two overdue salaries were paid to the workers. #L# About 2,000 employees gathered at today's protest, unions said. A union leader, Ivica Kenda, said "workers will not give up on their requests which were the reason for the start of their protests." "We expect to get the (last) late salary which was promised to us by Vice-Premier Slavko Linic, and that the government will on Thursday make a decision on securing the payment of minimum wages to the ironworks and Caprag company employees until a new strategic partner and new owner take over the company," Kenda said. He threatened with new protests if the government did not fulfil the union requests. He informed the workers that a meeting had been called about the situation in the ironworks for Wednesday at the government's Social Partnership Office in Zagreb. The next gathering of the two plants' employees has been sheduled for December 2 at the main entrance to the ironworks plant. Workers will then be informed about talks with the government concerning the payment of their wages until a new owner turns up. (hina) lml sb