Yugo Zastava workers ' protest enters 2nd week .  BELGRADE 1996-08-26  Thousands of workers of Serbia 's Zastava arms factory entered the second week of protests on Monday over unpaid wages and the lack of a programme to revive the plant 's production .  " We are stubborn , have strength and time to persist until our demands are met , " said the factory 's trade union secretary Dragutin Stanojlovic .  " We are united and we are waiting for the government to decide what to do with us . "  Trade unions demanded payment of June and July wages and last year 's holiday pay , and called on government to develop a revival programme for the plant .  The former Yugoslav national army consumed 90 percent of Zastava 's pre-war output , but like the rest of Yugoslavia 's economy , the new army of Serbia and Montenegro is crippled by lack of funds .  In Kragujevac where the plant is based , 9,000 to 10,000 people gathered in the central square to express their bitterness at what Stanojlovic called government indifference .  The ruling [START_ENT] Socialist Party [END_ENT] last week accused Serbia 's opposition of stirring up social unrest and using workers ' already difficult social position for their own interests .  " Late wages , no work and ( the lack of a ) production programme are the main reasons for their protests , " a senior member of the local Socialist Party branch told Reuters .  " But there is a significant influence of opposition parties that are collecting points ahead of coming elections . "  Federal Yugoslav elections are due on November 3 .  The party official said the union 's figure on the number of protesters was exaggerated . "  There were about 1,400 to 1,600 people at the protest today -- much less then last week .  " But there were more observers and passers by , " he said .  -- Gordana Kukic , Belgrade Newsroom +381 11 222 4254
Yugo Zastava workers ' protest enters 2nd week .  BELGRADE 1996-08-26  Thousands of workers of Serbia 's Zastava arms factory entered the second week of protests on Monday over unpaid wages and the lack of a programme to revive the plant 's production .  " We are stubborn , have strength and time to persist until our demands are met , " said the factory 's trade union secretary Dragutin Stanojlovic .  " We are united and we are waiting for the government to decide what to do with us . "  Trade unions demanded payment of June and July wages and last year 's holiday pay , and called on government to develop a revival programme for the plant .  The former Yugoslav national army consumed 90 percent of Zastava 's pre-war output , but like the rest of Yugoslavia 's economy , the new army of Serbia and Montenegro is crippled by lack of funds .  In Kragujevac where the plant is based , 9,000 to 10,000 people gathered in the central square to express their bitterness at what Stanojlovic called government indifference .  The ruling
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last week accused Serbia 's opposition of stirring up social unrest and using workers ' already difficult social position for their own interests .  " Late wages , no work and ( the lack of a ) production programme are the main reasons for their protests , " a senior member of the local Socialist Party branch told Reuters .  " But there is a significant influence of opposition parties that are collecting points ahead of coming elections . "  Federal Yugoslav elections are due on November 3 .  The party official said the union 's figure on the number of protesters was exaggerated . "  There were about 1,400 to 1,600 people at the protest today -- much less then last week .  " But there were more observers and passers by , " he said .  -- Gordana Kukic , Belgrade Newsroom +381 11 222 4254
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