ZAGREB, June 13 (Hina) - The Independent Union of Croatian Power Industry (HEP) Workers on Tuesday issued a statement saying it opposed the Government's announcement regarding the privatisation of the HEP. The union is also
dissatisfied because it has not been included in the privatisation procedure. It warns that the privatisation of power industry has proved bad in many countries, such as the Czech Republic, Hungary, Brazil, and particularly Great Britain, where 50,000 workers lost their jobs following the privatisation of the power industry. France and Italy have for the time being given up the privatisation of their power production systems, the statement said. According to the government's proposal, the HEP would first be divided into production, transfer and distribution sectors, and then privatised. The union also opposes the arrival of the US company Enron as a possible buyer. "Many countries had bad ex
ZAGREB, June 13 (Hina) - The Independent Union of Croatian Power
Industry (HEP) Workers on Tuesday issued a statement saying it
opposed the Government's announcement regarding the privatisation
of the HEP.
The union is also dissatisfied because it has not been included in
the privatisation procedure. It warns that the privatisation of
power industry has proved bad in many countries, such as the Czech
Republic, Hungary, Brazil, and particularly Great Britain, where
50,000 workers lost their jobs following the privatisation of the
power industry. France and Italy have for the time being given up
the privatisation of their power production systems, the statement
said.
According to the government's proposal, the HEP would first be
divided into production, transfer and distribution sectors, and
then privatised.
The union also opposes the arrival of the US company Enron as a
possible buyer. "Many countries had bad experience with Enron,
especially as regards the signing and implementation of
contracts," the statement said.
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