Taylor Report: Workers Revolt in Serbia
1) Trade Union Federation Calls Mass Protest Against Privatization, For Early Elections
2) Union Federation To Surround Parliament Until Government Resigns
3) Police Plan Ban On Workers Protest In 'Democratic' Serbia
SRNA October 28, 2003
Union calls mass protests
BELGRADE -- Monday
The Independent Serbian Trade Union today called on disgruntled workers to
protest during the last three days of October, demanding early elections and a
moratorium on the privatisation process.
The unions Belgrade leader, Vladimir Andric, told a meeting of union officials
that it was still not too late for Prime Minister Zoran Zivkovic to ask the
parliament to call elections in order to alleviate the tension in the country.
If the prime minister fails to do so, said Andric, he will hear the voices of
the workers who he hasnt listened to much so far.
Andric also urged members of the Nezavisnost union and members of other unions
to join the rally.
The president of the Independent Serbian Union, Milenko Smiljanic dismissed
government allegations that the protest is political in nature, claiming that
the work, bread and union rights were the essence of the workers demands.
SRNA October 28, 2003
Union announces parliament sleepover
BELGRADE -- Monday
Members of one of Serbias largest union alliances are to set up camp around the
parliament building in Belgrade until the government
resigns, union leader Milenko Smiljanic said today.
Smiljanic, president of the Alliance of Independent Serbian Unions, said that
members would begin building a city of the hungry on Wednesday with tents around
the parliament. Parliament is due to sit tomorrow to resume a no confidence
debate in the parliament
speaker.
Tanjug October 28, 2003
Police bans workers' rally in front of parliament
BELGRADE , Oct 28 (Tanjug) - President of the Alliance of Serbian Independent
Trade Unions Milenko Smiljanic has said the police has forbidden the
participants of the Wednesday rally on Saving the
Workers and Economy of Serbia to gather outside the parliament, as envisaged by
the organiser. Pointing out that "after some time now, banning had occurred in
the new democratic Serbia," Smiljanic
explained that the document had been issued by the Serbian Interior Ministry
early on Tuesday, which said that "according to the Law on Gathering of
Citizens, a public gathering could not be held in the vicinity of the Serbian
federal or republic parliament before or
during their sessions.
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