Workers at Jamnica, Zvijezda and PIK Vrbovec Go on Strike

WORKERS at Jamnica, Zvijezda and PIK Vrbovec are on strike from today due to poor material rights.

Employees at Fortenova Group companies – Jamnica, Zvijezda and PIK Vrbovec – went on strike on Tuesday over low wages and management's unwillingness to extend the collective agreement. In response, Fortenova, which also owns Mercator, stressed that wages had been increased and that no one in the companies receives the minimum wage.

At PIK Vrbovec, part of the production and logistics processes are proceeding normally.

The flagships of the food industry in Croatia and successful companies within the Fortenova Group – Pik Vrbovec, Jamnica and Zvijezda – are going on strike from today. Workers and union members strongly want a collective agreement that guarantees them the payment of the material rights they have had so far (Christmas bonuses, holiday pay, compensation for transportation costs, compensation for hot meals, allowance for past work, severance pay in…