ZAGREB, Dec 2 (Hina) - Employees of Croatia's biggest chain of stores, Nama, ended a strike on Thursday after the Croatian Privatisation Fund (HFP) paid 2.7 million kuna (US$360,000) into Nama's account, which is sufficient for the
payment of salaries for September. The HFP on Wednesday paid a part of resources for September salaries, but froze them after the employees continued protesting, HFP president Stipe Hrkac told reporters. He said the Fund would have paid the rest of the money had the workers not announced Thursday's protest. The HFP will freeze Thursday's payment as well if the workers continue to protest, he stressed. Protesters, members of the Nama Workers' Union and the Croatian Trade Union dissipated after Hrkac and union leaders Ana Knezevic and Zdenko Mucnjak informed them about an agreement reached with the HFP that salaries for September would be paid on Friday and salaries for October
ZAGREB, Dec 2 (Hina) - Employees of Croatia's biggest chain of
stores, Nama, ended a strike on Thursday after the Croatian
Privatisation Fund (HFP) paid 2.7 million kuna (US$360,000) into
Nama's account, which is sufficient for the payment of salaries for
September.
The HFP on Wednesday paid a part of resources for September
salaries, but froze them after the employees continued protesting,
HFP president Stipe Hrkac told reporters.
He said the Fund would have paid the rest of the money had the
workers not announced Thursday's protest.
The HFP will freeze Thursday's payment as well if the workers
continue to protest, he stressed.
Protesters, members of the Nama Workers' Union and the Croatian
Trade Union dissipated after Hrkac and union leaders Ana Knezevic
and Zdenko Mucnjak informed them about an agreement reached with
the HFP that salaries for September would be paid on Friday and
salaries for October on December 14.
They also agreed to make it possible for consulting company "Ernst
and Young" to begin drawing up a restructure programme for Nama on
Monday, and that the HFP and the Economy Ministry would try to spur
Nama's suppliers to deliver merchandise.
Nama's stock-holders will, as agreed, hold an extraordinary
meeting soon.
Unions agreed not to call on members to organise new protests during
the time necessary for implementing the reached decisions, and
Nama's stores will be open according to established working hours
as of Friday.
The agreement between unions and the HFP followed after protests
staged by Nama workers for days, and announcements by unions that,
should their salaries for September not be paid, they would stage a
rally at St Mark's Square, in front of the Government building
during a Government session.
(hina) lml