The Vektra Boka Workers’ Association rejected claims that former employees had been fully paid and had no right to severance, saying contributions for their years of service remain unpaid. Montenegro’s Committee for Monitoring and Control of Privatization unanimously proposed urgent termination of the contract with Vektra Boka, the group reported.
“It is untrue that we have been fully paid,” the association said in its response. It cited unpaid contributions as the reason dozens of former colleagues have been unable to qualify for pensions for years. The outstanding contributions amount to millions of euros, according to the group, which described connecting years of service as an obligation “that cannot be erased by media spin.”
Proceeds from the sale of part of the company’s assets, including Hotel Igalo, covered only a smaller portion of primary claims, the workers said. They maintained that former employees are entitled to severance and compensation under the collective agreement and the privatization sale and purchase contract signed by the state.
“Every worker who suffered damage for decades has an absolute right to fair compensation,” the association said, referring to what it described as the systematic destruction of the tourism company. It said the committee adopted its termination proposal on the day of a workers’ gathering, following claims the previous evening by Pejović, Miljanić and Pajović that employees had been paid.
The group also rejected allegations that its non-governmental organization and Đorđe Rajak had cooperated with Dragan Brković. It accused Pejović, Miljanić and Pajović of protecting Brković’s assets by not naming him or seeking repayment of a debt it attributed to him. The association put that debt to the company and the state at 64 million euros.
It argued that selling state property and repaying private debts would leave Brković with Vektra Boka’s remaining assets. The workers said they had opposed piecemeal sales for years, but did not object to lawful asset sales if guarantees ensured that contribution debts were paid first.
The association said it had filed more than 30 criminal complaints and notifications against Vektra Boka with the Special State Prosecutor’s Office. It pledged to remain united and described its campaign as “legal, institutional and clean.” It also said future responses to false claims and personal insults would be made only through the competent courts.
“Either all workers will be paid and everyone’s service years connected, or no one will,” the group said.
