WORKERS FOR TWO ZAGREB COMPANIES STAGE PROTEST RALLY

ZAGREB, Sept 26 (Hina) - About 200 employees with the meat- processing industry 'Zagrepcanka trgovina' and 'Dekor' company for the production of road signalling equipment staged a protest rally in front of the Government building in Zagreb's St. Mark's Square on Tuesday. Employees with 'Zagrepcanka trgovina' are protesting because the company's management has requested the majority owner - the Croatian Privatisation Fund - to initiate bankruptcy proceedings. "We will not allow bankruptcy proceedings to be initiated without an actual bankruptcy plan and money for its implementation," the Croatian Unions' Federation's commissioner for Zagreb Mario Ivekovic told the protesters. The workers staged the rally despite reports from the HFP that they would be given their wages for July and August. Employees with 'Dekor', a company whose majority owner is the state, joined the protest rally, seeking the payment of unpaid wages and assistance funds worth 850,000 kuna, which, according to Ivekovic, would be enough for the company to overcome the crisis and start the production. A workers' delegation is expected to meet government officials today. (hina) rml