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IV CONVENTION OF METAL WORKERS’ UNION OF CROATIA (SMH) HAS COMPLETED ITS WORK SUCCESSFULLY

UNITING WITH ALLIED UNIONS




Primosten, October 18-19, 2006

IV Congress of Metal Workers’ Union of Croatia (SMH), took place on October 18-19, 2006, in Primosten, near Sibenik. The Congress was attended by Peter Scherrer, Secretary General of European Metal Workers’ Federation (EMF), Jurgen Peters, President of IGM, of World Metal Workers’ Federation (IMF), as well as Marcello Malentacchi. The MWBU “Nezavisnost” was represented by Dragan Matic, President, and Aleksandar Todic, Secretary. The Congress was also attended by delegations of Metal Workers’ Unions of Austria (GMT), Italy (CIGL), Macedonia (SMER), BiH (SMBiH), Slovenia (SKEI), Slovakia (OZ KOVO), Czech Republic (OS KOVO), Belgium (CCMB) and Hungary (VASAS). On the first day of work of IV Congress more than 140 delegates from whole Croatia, adopted the work report, and new members of union bodies were elected on the second day. In the first round of voting Ivo Marjanovic was re-elected president of SMH by a great majority of votes, and Vedran Dragicevic was re-elected vice-president in the second round of voting.

More than 140 delegates from whole Croatia represented their regions, adopted work reports submitted by the SMH President, Ivo Marjanovic.

The work reports of Auditing and Statutory Committees were adopted in continuation of the Congress by a majority of votes. A significant novelty is a new Statute intended for creating potentials, development and expansion of unions in the regions, unions’ efficiency, as well as improved services rendered to members.

New members of union bodies, namely, president and vice-president, were elected on the second day of the Congress. Ivo Marjanovic was elected in the first round of voting by a great majority of votes, and Vedran Dragicevic was elected vice-president in the second round of voting. There are many challenges for the new management of the SMH Union to which they have to respond by adjusting the needs and desires of members with realistic possibilities of the SMH, considering the political and social framework within which the Metal Workers’ Union of Croatia operates and acts.

 
     
 
 
 
 
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