Workers Trapped In A Vicious Circle of Blue Envelopes
Businessman Abdulah Avdagić from Tuzla has been paying employees cash in envelopes for years. The employees claim it is the salary to which no taxes have been paid, the employer claims it is a gift, while the Prosecutor’s Office is investigating allegations of tax evasion.
Tobacco Factory Erased From the Regulatory Plan of Banja Luka
The new regulatory plan envisions offices and accommodation units where the Tobacco Factory is now in Banja Luka. Even though workers complained that the Factory’s buyer failed to honor privatization obligations, the RS only recently requested termination of the contract.
Hećo Company Ignores Court Rulings
Since 2002, Gas&Metal, a company owned by the FBiH minister of energy, mining and industry, has failed to obey three final verdicts for grievances ranging from nonpayment of lease to trespassing, while another company says Gas&Metal’s inaction has left it damaged and its workers unpaid.
