Representatives of five employee unions in the Zagreb Markets are ready to establish a headquarters for the defense of the Zagreb Markets and initiate the procedure for separation from the Holding. They are also prepared to initiate legal processes to contest the City of Zagreb’s 100% ownership of this subsidiary, writes the portal zagrebancije.com.
This information is included at the end of a letter that the unions sent last Wednesday to the CEO of the Holding, Ivo Čović, in which they request an urgent meeting with him. In the request, they state that Čović promised them this meeting on May 15, but it has not yet occurred. The union representatives, as reported by the Zagrebancija portal, want to hold a meeting to discuss the increasingly dire situation in this subsidiary and to find some solution. An analysis of the business operations in the first four months of this year, compared to the same period last year, has shown an 8% decline in revenue and a 2% increase in costs.
Such business results have led to a deficit of over one million kuna, whereas last year the business was profitable. The unions fear that the situation will further deteriorate after Mayor Milan Bandić made decisions that take away part of the Markets’ operations. Thus, the setting up of movable devices, kiosks, and sales at Splavnica and Kvaternik Square are being removed from their jurisdiction. In addition to losing these operations, there are concerns that they could lose the ability to organize other fairs, such as the Christmas fair. These fairs are an important source of income for the Markets, and their loss would put the business of this company in jeopardy. (www.zagrebancije.com)
