Zagreb- Tens of thousands of Croatian teachers ended a strike for a pay hike after a single day of stoppage on Wednesday, following an agreement with Prime Minister Ivo Sanader's government, the two sides said Thursday.

Education labour unions went on strike and would have been joined by other public employees Thursday over the decision of the authorities to cut all salaries paid from the budget by 6 per cent.

Sanader's cabinet made the move under the pressure of economic recession. The authorities gave in to the demands only days ahead of Sunday's local elections in the country. (dpa)