SPLIT, Nov 5 (Hina) - Croatian metal workers, joined by trade
unions of pensioners and sailors, held a protest rally in the
southern Adriatic port city of Split on Tuesday demanding unpaid
wages and job protection.
The Metal Workers' Union demanded, among other things, that
the government "reveal the truth about the state of the Croatian
metal industry and explain why many companies collapsed after
ownership transformation and privatization," Union leader Ivica
Jakopcevic told a gathering of about 350 protesters outside the
Split County administration building.
The protesters were greeted and supported by County prefect
Kruno Peronja, who said that their demands were justified.
Similar rallies have been recently staged in Slavonski Brod,
Sisak, Karlovac and Rijeka.
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