Country Rating: 2

  • Repeated violation of rights

  • Countries with a rating 2 have slightly weaker collective labour rights than those with the rating 1. Certain rights have come under the repeated attack by governments and/or companies and have undermined the struggle for better working conditions.

Denial of the right to strike to workers at Zastava Arms: Both the Ministry of Defence and the manager of the Zastava Arms, Rade Gromovic, denied the right to strike and representation of the Zastava Arms and Trade Union in the supervising board of the company. It was argued that pursuant to the Law on Companies, an employee of the company does not have the right to be appointed as a member of the Supervising Board.

Barriers to lawful strike actions: Strike action cannot be undertaken if parties to a collective agreement do not reach an agreement, as the dispute is then subject to compulsory arbitration. The law on strikes states that participation in a strike can lead to suspension not only of wages, but also of social security rights.

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