GOVT WILL SEE THAT "ZAGREPCANKA" CONTINUE OPERATING AFTER BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS ARE INITIATED

ZAGREB, Nov 15 (Hina) - The Government will see that the meat- processing industry "Zagrepcanka" continue operating partially once bankruptcy proceedings in the company start, so that a certain number of jobs could be salvaged, Deputy Prime Minister Zeljka Antunovic said on Wednesday after a meeting with the company's union leaders, who today staged a protest rally in front of the government building in Zagreb. The government will also see that the coordinating body in charge of "Zagrepcanka" accelerates its work so that it could present a reliable estimate as soon as possible on whether the company can continue operating or is faced with liquidation, Antunovic said. Antunovic believes the workers' request that they be given severance pays cannot be met because it is not in line with the law. Commenting on today's scuffle between the protesters and police in front of the government building, Antunovic said she did not resent the workers' gathering in front of the government building because she understood their discontent, however, "those who led the nervous people to the rally should bear responsibility for possible incidents." The head of the Zagreb office of the Association of Croatian Workers' Unions, Mario Ivekovic, said after the meeting the government obviously did not intend to pay severance pays but was "providing for the workers" the same way as the former government. (hina) jn rml