GSV POSTPONES DISCUSSION ON LABOUR BILL

ZAGREB, April 5 (Hina) - The Croatian economic and social council (GSV) did not begin a scheduled discussion on the draft bill on labour at a session today, since trade unions' representatives, to whom the draft bill was sent yesterday, asked at least a week for bringing into accord unions' positions on disputable elements of the draft bill. The GSV head and a representative of the Croatian association of employers, Zeljko Ivancevic, emphasized that it was urgent and necessary to adopt the labour act, which have been drafted for four years. Ivancevic proposed that the GSV should be continuously in session until consensus could be reached. An aide to the Labour and Social Welfare Minister, Vera Babic, also advocated the continuous session and the immediate adoption of the labour draft bill. (hina) jn mms 052049 MET apr 95