Yesterday, December 10, 2024, at 11 a.m., we held a press conference in front of the Parliament entrance (Ilica 256B). During the conference, we publicly called on the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the competent ministers to resolve the issue of bankruptcy claims for the former workers of Revija (Šibenik) and Plobest (Ploče).

To date, the Government has not offered a concrete solution for these workers. We remind the public that 325 employees of Revija have been waiting 24 years for nine unpaid salaries, while 291 employees of Plobest have been waiting roughly twenty years for 25 unpaid salaries.

Regarding this issue, we sent meeting requests to various parliamentary groups. Today, we were received by the SDP parliamentary group, the Možemo! group, the Most group, and Jelena Miloš in her capacity as President of the Committee on European Affairs.

We presented our demands to the representatives: alongside the full payment of all debts, we are requesting the drafting of a law that will clearly define the payment of workers’ claims in companies under state or predominantly state ownership that ended in bankruptcy.

On July 25, 2024, the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) came into force. This directive obliges large companies to identify human rights violations and environmental damage, taking full responsibility for their supply chains. Since this directive must be implemented into national legislation, our proposal is to draft a law that covers responsibility toward workers in cases like Revija and Plobest (as well as ongoing and future similar cases).

The parliamentary representatives supported our demands. Among the SDP group were several members of the Labor, Retirement System, and Social Partnership Committee, who promised to put this topic on the agenda of their next meeting. The same commitment was made regarding the meeting of the European Affairs Committee.