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Croatian Shipyard Workers Strike due to Unpaid Wages

More that 3,500 workers from the Uljanik shipyard have protested on the streets of Pula because they have not received their paychecks.

by Lovorka Šošić
štrajk Zagreb

Workers from the Uljanik shipyard are waiting for their paychecks again. This happened first in January 2018, when a strike was averted at the last minute after the Government intervened and guarantees of 96 million euro were activated. However, this time no agreement has been reached. Workers have started to strike and are demanding the resignation of the board, according to internet site Radnička prava (Workers’ rights). They started protesting last week in Pula, where the shipyard is located, and on Monday, they travelled to Zagreb, where they were joined by supporters who protested with them in front of government buildings. They have also met the Croatian prime minister, who told them that the Government is working on a solution. He promised that the workers would receive their paychecks by the end of the week.


štrajk zagreb

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