{"id":16883,"date":"2022-04-29T18:35:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T16:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/?post_type=news&#038;p=16883"},"modified":"2022-05-02T09:37:38","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T07:37:38","slug":"on-the-occasion-of-international-workers-day-president-milanovic-decorates-union-leaders-kresimir-sever-mladen-novosel-and-vilim-ribic","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/en\/news\/on-the-occasion-of-international-workers-day-president-milanovic-decorates-union-leaders-kresimir-sever-mladen-novosel-and-vilim-ribic\/","title":{"rendered":"On the Occasion of International Workers\u2019 Day, President Milanovi\u0107 Decorates Union Leaders Kre\u0161imir Sever, Mladen Novosel and Vilim Ribi\u0107"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The President of the Republic Zoran Milanovi\u0107 has bestowed the Order of Stjepan Radi\u0107 upon the President of the Independent Trade Unions of Croatia Kre\u0161imir Sever, the President of the Union of Autonomous Trade Unions of Croatia Mladen Novosel and the Secretary-General of the Independent Union of Research and Higher Education Employees of Croatia Vilim Ribi\u0107 for their years-long union work and services in the struggle for the social rights of workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou and I, who have been on opposite sides of the \u2018barricades\u2019 more than once, have one thing in common. Namely, I have never been decorated by anyone. And neither were you. It\u2019s late for me, it still isn\u2019t for you and I\u2019m glad that I can correct this strange circumstance. Not everyone receives a decoration and we try to have some criteria. When it comes to public contribution, it is always a bit arbitrary. I do not shy away from that,\u201d President Milanovi\u0107 said at the award presentation ceremony held in the Office of the President on the eve of International Workers\u2019 Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The President told union leaders that their struggle is difficult because today, unlike 50 or 60 years ago, it is not known where their rival is. \u201cIt\u2019s a lot harder now and that\u2019s why you\u2019re struggling so much, especially those of you who are more active in the private sector, to recognize where the problem is in this hybrid conflict and to speak and be heard,\u201d he added.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Milanovi\u0107 told the public sector unionists to be persistent, but also reasonable and forgiving towards anyone in office, \u201cbecause the government, even the worst government, would like more than anything to satisfy the needs of its employees and go about doing other things\u2026 if it could, every government would first increase salaries by 50% and then deal with public, private or murky affairs,\u201d said President Milanovi\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Secretary-General of the Independent Union of Research and Higher Education Employees of Croatia Vilim Ribi\u0107 spoke at the ceremony on behalf of the decorated unionists, expressing gratitude for the awards. Extending best wishes on the occasion of International Labour Day, Mr. Ribi\u0107 thanked President Milanovi\u0107 for bestowing the decorations, adding that the unionists did not expect to receive them. \u201cWe speak passionately. A union cannot fight against lies and injustice without passion. We understand very well how important conflict is and how much it accelerates the resolution of numerous issues and problems,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI see how wrong Croatia is now on its most important issue, emigration, because we are not ready to go to Brussels and be in conflict over that issue, along with other eastern and south-eastern countries. We will not change something that is destroying our national being with the language of diplomacy. We who are in the unions hurt because of that, yet we do not have the power to influence this and incite change,\u201d Mr. Ribi\u0107 said, adding that trade unionists had been in conflict with President Milanovi\u0107 several times while he was prime minister. \u201cUnfortunately, I can say, we were right. We recognized how dangerous the policy of cuts and austerity is, economically speaking, which led to the emigration of so many people. Conflict divides people at first sight, but only wise people can see that there is a common denominator in conflict,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Head of the Office of the President Orsat Miljeni\u0107, Special Adviser to the President of the Republic for the Economy Velibor Ma\u010dki\u0107, Adviser to the President of the Republic for Human Rights and Civil Society Melita Muli\u0107 and Secretary-General of the Office of the President Dinko Suton were at the award ceremony alongside President Milanovi\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n<!--GALLERY BLOCK-->\n<div class=\"c-lightbox-gallery js-lightbox\">\n                <!--single-->\n            <a data-no-swup class=\"c-lightbox-gallery__single js-lightbox-single\"\n               href=\"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/DSC_3531-1024x732.jpg\"\n               style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/DSC_3531-768x549.jpg')\"><\/a>\n            <!--end single-->\n                    <!--single-->\n            <a data-no-swup class=\"c-lightbox-gallery__single js-lightbox-single\"\n               href=\"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/DSC_3558-1024x576.jpg\"\n               style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/DSC_3558-768x432.jpg')\"><\/a>\n            <!--end single-->\n                    <!--single-->\n            <a data-no-swup class=\"c-lightbox-gallery__single js-lightbox-single\"\n               href=\"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/DSC_3619-1024x731.jpg\"\n               style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/DSC_3619-768x549.jpg')\"><\/a>\n            <!--end single-->\n                    <!--single-->\n            <a data-no-swup class=\"c-lightbox-gallery__single js-lightbox-single\"\n               href=\"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/DSC_3653-1024x731.jpg\"\n               style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/DSC_3653-768x549.jpg')\"><\/a>\n            <!--end single-->\n                    <!--single-->\n            <a data-no-swup class=\"c-lightbox-gallery__single js-lightbox-single\"\n               href=\"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/DSC_3675-1024x731.jpg\"\n               style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/DSC_3675-768x549.jpg')\"><\/a>\n            <!--end single-->\n                    <!--single-->\n            <a data-no-swup class=\"c-lightbox-gallery__single js-lightbox-single\"\n               href=\"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/DSC_3712-1024x576.jpg\"\n               style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/DSC_3712-768x432.jpg')\"><\/a>\n            <!--end single-->\n                    <!--single-->\n            <a data-no-swup class=\"c-lightbox-gallery__single js-lightbox-single\"\n               href=\"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/DSC_3744-1024x731.jpg\"\n               style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/DSC_3744-768x549.jpg')\"><\/a>\n            <!--end single-->\n        <\/div>\n<!--end GALLERY BLOCK-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PHOTO: Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia \/ Ana Marija Kati\u0107<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The President of the Republic Zoran Milanovi\u0107 has bestowed the Order of Stjepan Radi\u0107 upon the President of the Independent Trade Unions of Croatia Kre\u0161imir Sever, the President of the Union of Autonomous Trade Unions of Croatia Mladen Novosel and the Secretary-General of the Independent Union of Research and Higher Education Employees of Croatia Vilim Ribi\u0107 for their years-long union work and services in the struggle for the social rights of workers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":16837,"template":"","news-cat":[12],"class_list":["post-16883","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-cat-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - 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