GOVERNMENT AND UNIONS AGREE ON SALARIES, RECONSTRUCTION OF BELJE

( Editorial: --> 0201 ) ZAGREB, Sep 15 (Hina)- Employees of the agricultural combine Belje will be paid all the overdue salaries for the past five months and the combine will be included in the Government's programme for rehabilitation of debt-riden companies, representatives of the Belje's union told the press after a meeting with the Government on Tuesday. A union representative said the arrears for the employees, who have cultivating an area of 22,000 hectares over the past few months, amount to $US 6.5 million. Out of 2,300 employees of Belje, there are 1,460 returnees and 600 volunteers of the Homeland war. Although the damages that the combine suffered during the Serb aggression against Croatia and occupation of its territory amount to about $US 1 million, the Government has so far invested only about $US 30,000, which was used for repair of the machinery. The employees of Belje will not stop the production process so that the preparations for the autumn cereal harvest could be completed on time. (Hina) jn mr 152139 MET sep 98