27 June, 20088,500 workers participate in protest calling for minimum wage and amendments to privatization laws in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: More than 8,500 workers protested in front of the Federal Government building in Sarajevo on June 25, calling for improved wages for workers.
The protesters were calling on the government to:
- regulate minimum wages according to the national collective agreement,
- amend the privatization act to the benefit of workers, and
- provide compensation for workers who have lost their jobs in the transition process and as a result of privatisation.
The protest was organised by the Union of Independent Trade Unions of Bosnia and Herzegovina and supported by IMF affiliate Trade Unions of Metalworkers (TUM).
The unions report that following the protest the Premier of the Federal Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina Nedzad Brankovic stated that he would resign from his position if was unable to fulfil the request of the protests by September 2008.
The IMF sent a letter of solidarity to the TUM in support of their protest.