Ljajić: State must react to mass redundancies

Labor and Social Policy Minister Rasim Ljajić says that the state needs to react to the recent wave of redundancies in Serbia.

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Wednesday, 12.11.2008.

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Labor and Social Policy Minister Rasim Ljajic says that the state needs to react to the recent wave of redundancies in Serbia. The Association of Independent Unions of Serbia stated that it would not stand for the “wild” and illegal manner of dismissing workers and the massive staff cutbacks announced by many businesses in response to the international financial crisis, adding that workers were being held in constant fear and were being exploited. Ljajic: State must react to mass redundancies The international economic situation will have an impact on Serbia. Association President Ljubisav Orbovic said that employers were using the financial crisis to manipulate workers and illegally lay them off. He said that some companies would be cutting staff numbers by half and were warning of even more redundancies. “It’s hard to predict now whether the crisis will last half a year or a year, and I think that the government must take measures to avert mass lay-offs, because that will lead to strikes, unrest and protests, and that is something Serbia can do without right now,” Orbovic said. He said that these issues need to be solved through social dialogue in the best possible way. “We’ve seen that the government has taken measures and is preparing certain measures for employers to help them get through this period, but we expect employers in turn to show responsibility in the coming period to avoid mass dismissals and to share the burden of the economic crisis together,” said the association president. Ljajic said that the state would react to the mass redundancies. “The state must react to the fact that some employers used the international financial crisis to justify letting people go. We’ll hire more inspection services and we’ll work actively to solve this problem,” Ljajic said in Kragujevac. He said that certain measures had already been taken such as absolute savings and cuts in public spending. Orbovic said that if employers were allowed to owe EUR 1.5bn in contributions, it was logical that the state should use that money to safeguard people’s jobs. Union officials announced that negotiations would be held with employers to find a way of addressing the crisis that was hitting export-oriented companies hardest. Rasim Ljajic (Tanjug)

Ljajić: State must react to mass redundancies

The international economic situation will have an impact on Serbia.

Association President Ljubisav Orbović said that employers were using the financial crisis to manipulate workers and illegally lay them off. He said that some companies would be cutting staff numbers by half and were warning of even more redundancies.

“It’s hard to predict now whether the crisis will last half a year or a year, and I think that the government must take measures to avert mass lay-offs, because that will lead to strikes, unrest and protests, and that is something Serbia can do without right now,” Orbović said.

He said that these issues need to be solved through social dialogue in the best possible way.

“We’ve seen that the government has taken measures and is preparing certain measures for employers to help them get through this period, but we expect employers in turn to show responsibility in the coming period to avoid mass dismissals and to share the burden of the economic crisis together,” said the association president.

Ljajić said that the state would react to the mass redundancies.

“The state must react to the fact that some employers used the international financial crisis to justify letting people go. We’ll hire more inspection services and we’ll work actively to solve this problem,” Ljajić said in Kragujevac.

He said that certain measures had already been taken such as absolute savings and cuts in public spending.

Orbović said that if employers were allowed to owe EUR 1.5bn in contributions, it was logical that the state should use that money to safeguard people’s jobs.

Union officials announced that negotiations would be held with employers to find a way of addressing the crisis that was hitting export-oriented companies hardest.

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