SPLIT MAYOR, DEBLOCK FORMER COMPANY BUILDING SPLIT, May 20 (Hina) - The strikers' committee of the Split-based company 'Diokom', whose workers have been on strike for 25 days because they have not been receiving their salaries, on
Saturday voiced their support for Split mayor Ivica Skaric, opposing his resignation. The strikers told reporters they would today deblock the company's former building, which is now owned by the state and which has been rented to the multinational company 'Siemens'. Mayor Skaric is the only politician who has shown understanding for 'Diokom' workers, who are hungry and deprived of their rights, it was said at a special news conference in Split. The Split mayor offered his resignation because the agreement granting the payment of two salaries for 'Diokom' workers was not honoured by the Croatian Privatisation Fund. Skaric met in Zagreb today with Prime Minister Ivica Racan, Economy Minister Goranko Fizulic, Deputy
SPLIT, May 20 (Hina) - The strikers' committee of the Split-based
company 'Diokom', whose workers have been on strike for 25 days
because they have not been receiving their salaries, on Saturday
voiced their support for Split mayor Ivica Skaric, opposing his
resignation.
The strikers told reporters they would today deblock the company's
former building, which is now owned by the state and which has been
rented to the multinational company 'Siemens'.
Mayor Skaric is the only politician who has shown understanding for
'Diokom' workers, who are hungry and deprived of their rights, it
was said at a special news conference in Split.
The Split mayor offered his resignation because the agreement
granting the payment of two salaries for 'Diokom' workers was not
honoured by the Croatian Privatisation Fund.
Skaric met in Zagreb today with Prime Minister Ivica Racan, Economy
Minister Goranko Fizulic, Deputy Prime Minister Goran Granic and
the president of the Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSS), Drazen
Budisa, with whom he discussed the situation in the company.
After the meeting, Skaric said no progress had been made.
The Government cannot make any exceptions because there are at
least 150-170 other companies whose workers are demanding their
salaries, Skaric said, adding he would abide by his decision on
resignation, which he intended to submit on Monday.
Skaric said the government would try to provide funds for the
payment of at least one salary for 'Diokom' workers.
The 'Diokom' strikers' committee today called on the company
'Robot' to honour its agreement on the purchase of a 'Diokom'
business facility in Stobrec near Split. The money which 'Robot'
owes to 'Diokom' would be sufficient for the payment of two
salaries, representatives of the strikers' committee said.
If their salaries are not paid next week, workers in the company's
35 retail outlets throughout Croatia would go on strike as well, the
committee said.
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