Talks between trade union and Zijin company about the new collective agreement will continue so that it could be signed soon – this is the epilogue of the meeting held between the Minister of Mining and Energy, Zorana Mihajlović and trade union representative in Zijin company.
Trade union representatives say they are supported by the government and the guarantee is their presence at the meeting with company representatives.
‘We do not ask for the salary increase, but we ask for it to stay at this level, and the employer is trying to explain it to the citizens that they are good while the trade union is bad’, says Zoran Marković, President of the Autonomous Metal Workers’ Trade Union. He adds that workers need to know where there is trade union, there is a collective agreement.
„Zijin is trying to influence trade union work and eliminate trade union rights. They post notifications on the board saying that workers don’t need trade union. International trade union organizations and the EU need to be informed that the employer is interfering in trade union work and does not respect ILO Conventions“, concluded Marković.
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