Employers urged to raise pay, engage in talks on new bargaining agreements

Ljubljana, 5 December - Employers were urged to raise pay for all workers and to enter talks on new collective bargaining agreements, as ZSSS and Pergam, the two largest trade union associations in Slovenia, staged a protest rally in front of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GZS) in Ljubljana on Wednesday.

Ljubljana
The ZSSS and Pergam associations of trade unions stage a rally in front of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GZS) to demand better pay for all workers in Slovenia.
Photo: Aleš Osvald/STA

Ljubljana
A rally in support of better pay organised by trade unions in December 2018, when parliament was passing legislation to raise the minimum wage upon the proposal of the opposition Left, which at the time still supported the Marjan Šarec government. The banner says Together for Higher Wages.
Photo: Aleš Osvald/STA
File photo

Ljubljana
Pergam president Jakob Počivavšek addresses a rally in front of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GZS), at which the ZSSS and Pergam associations of trade unions demand better pay for all workers in Slovenia.
Photo: Aleš Osvald/STA

Ljubljana
Pergam president Jakob Počivavšek addresses a rally in front of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GZS), at which the ZSSS and Pergam associations of trade unions demand better pay for all workers in Slovenia.
Photo: Aleš Osvald/STA

Ljubljana
ZSSS president Lidija Jerkič addresses a rally in front of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GZS), at which the ZSSS and Pergam associations of trade unions demand better pay for all workers in Slovenia.
Photo: Aleš Osvald/STA

Ljubljana
ZSSS president Lidija Jerkič addresses a rally in front of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GZS), at which the ZSSS and Pergam associations of trade unions demand better pay for all workers in Slovenia.
Photo: Aleš Osvald/STA

Ljubljana
ZSSS president Lidija Jerkič addresses a rally in front of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GZS), at which the ZSSS and Pergam associations of trade unions demand better pay for all workers in Slovenia.
Photo: Aleš Osvald/STA

Ljubljana
The ZSSS and Pergam associations of trade unions stage a rally in front of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GZS) to demand better pay for all workers in Slovenia.
Photo: Aleš Osvald/STA

Ljubljana
The ZSSS and Pergam associations of trade unions stage a rally in front of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GZS) to demand better pay for all workers in Slovenia.
Photo: Aleš Osvald/STA

Ljubljana
The ZSSS and Pergam associations of trade unions stage a rally in front of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GZS) to demand better pay for all workers in Slovenia.
Photo: Aleš Osvald/STA

Ljubljana
The ZSSS and Pergam associations of trade unions stage a rally in front of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GZS) to demand better pay for all workers in Slovenia.
Photo: Aleš Osvald/STA

Ljubljana
The ZSSS and Pergam associations of trade unions stage a rally in front of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GZS) to demand better pay for all workers in Slovenia.
Photo: Aleš Osvald/STA

Ljubljana
The ZSSS and Pergam associations of trade unions stage a rally in front of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GZS) to demand better pay for all workers in Slovenia.
Photo: Aleš Osvald/STA

Ljubljana
The ZSSS and Pergam associations of trade unions stage a rally in front of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GZS) to demand better pay for all workers in Slovenia.
Photo: Aleš Osvald/STA

Ljubljana
The ZSSS and Pergam associations of trade unions stage a rally in front of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GZS) to demand better pay for all workers in Slovenia.
Photo: Aleš Osvald/STA

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