The Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare will as soon as possible determine the status of the claims of former employees of the bankrupt Bauxite Mine, in the part related to taxes and contributions. This was agreed upon at a meeting between Minister of Energy and Mining Saša Mujović and Minister of Labor and Social Welfare Naida Nišić with representatives of former employees of the Bauxite Mine, who blocked the mining plateau of Seoc, dissatisfied with the situation they are in, the Ministry of Energy and Mining announced.
The common conclusion of today's meeting is to continue the talks in order to find a solution as soon as possible. Until then, the former workers are determined to continue with the blockade and protests, according to the statement.
"The intention of today's talks is to analyze the issues burdening former workers and find adequate solutions.
In order to reach concrete activities together and as soon as possible, it was agreed that the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare will determine the status of the claims of the former employees of the bauxite mine in bankruptcy as soon as possible, in the part related to taxes and contributions," reads the statement of the Ministry of Energy and mining.
It is added that the representatives of the former employees have submitted to the mentioned ministries total claims based on wages, winter holidays, holiday pay and jubilee awards.
"Minister Mujović informed the former employees that after the consolidation and analysis of the collected data, the Ministry of Energy and Mining will inform the Government of Montenegro about this problem, and the workers themselves will be continuously informed about this," the announcement states.
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