UNIONS PRESENT DRAFT AGREEMENT ON SOCIAL DIALOGUE

ZAGREB, Feb 4 (Hina) - The Association of Workers' Unions of Croatia (URSH) on Friday presented its draft agreement on a permanent social dialogue between the Government, employers and unions. The signing of the agreement would ensure social peace, which is necessary for the recovery of the economy and for enabling the country to overcome the current crisis, URSH president Boris Kunst told reporters in Zagreb. The draft, which was forwarded to Premier Ivica Racan, Labour and Social Welfare Minister Davorko Vidovic, Economy Minister Goranko Fizulic, union federations and employers' associations, suggests an agreement between the Government, employers and unions in assessing the state of the economy, methods of overcoming the economic crisis and mutual tripartite relations. The URSH also suggests that the Government, employers and unions draw up a joint agreement on the current economic situation, a consensus on a model of revision of ownership transformation and privatisation processes and a change of the labour and social legislation. The URSH also urged an agreement between the social partners on a programme of public economising and on adopting a principle of tripartite cooperation of the Government, employers and unions. (hina) rml