Unprecedented support for Krivaja workers, more than 1,000 people on the streets of Zavidovići

More than 1,000 people have taken to the streets of Zavidovići since this morning to show support for the workers of Krivaja, whose management has not paid their salaries or contributions.

One of the representatives of Krivaja workers, Besim Husić, told Patria that they expect support from several thousand people during the day. The town will not be blocked. Support will be expressed from the city stadium. All legal entities in Zavidovići will cease operations between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. in a show of support for more than 700 Krivaja workers.

- This is a peaceful gathering of workers, and from the protest we want to send a message that a "dead" Krivaja means a "dead" entire municipality of Zavidovići - said Husić.

The once renowned company Krivaja was privatized in 2014 by a partnership group consisting of several smaller companies from Zavidovići and neighboring municipalities. Since the new owner did not fulfill the obligations from the contract, the Municipal Court in Zenica recommended that the contract between the partnership group and Krivaja be terminated. Workers are now demanding the annulment of the contract and the sale of the company to a new owner. On the other hand, the partnership group does not accept such a proposal. They have not fulfilled what they agreed to when purchasing Krivaja, but they still do not want to give up the multi-million property of Krivaja.

Workers claim that the only thing the new owner did after entering Krivaja was to change the company's name to Krivaja Mobel.

Krivaja workers accuse the commander of the police station in Zavidovići of helping the Krivaja management to remove valuable materials from the company, while at the same time workers are denied access to the factory, Patria reports.