Milosevic allies ‘owed migrants €4m’

MIGRANT workers here are owed at least €4 million by cronies of toppled Serbian dictator Slobodan Milosevic, it was claimed yesterday.

Up to 200 electricians were hired by Energo, a Serbian sub-contract company run by associates of the Balkan despot who died in prison in March while facing war crime charges.

Under the registered employment agreement for migrant workers, an electrical linesman’s hourly pay rate is €20.39. Qualified Serbians hired by Energo were paid as little as €3.21, it is alleged, many quitting permanent jobs at home to work in Ireland.