The trade union confederation ‘Podkrepa’ and the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions (CITUB) have threatened with protests if a merger between the customs agency and the national revenue agency (NRA) is not called off. The merger is a political initiative to boost cooperation between the agencies, but trade unions have said it is merely a move to cover-up ‘wrongdoings by politicians’ that will hurt workers.
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