Foreign workers attacked in Croatia

Four men arrested over a racially-motivated attack against foreign workers

ZAGREB:

Police in Croatia said on Saturday that four men were arrested over a racially-motivated attack against foreign workers, which was followed by three similar incidents that left one Nepali was seriously injured.

The European Union country of 3.8 million people is struggling to overcome chronic labour shortage as it faces mass emigration and a shrinking population.

Traditionally reliant on seasonal workers from Balkan neighbours, Croatia is increasingly counting on labourers from Nepal, India, the Philippines and elsewhere to fill tens of thousands of jobs notably in construction and its key tourism sector on the Adriatic coast.