Ukraine: Workers of 3 uranium mines protest over unpaid wages
Zusammenfassung
Date Reported: 23 Dez 2020
Standort: Ukraine
Unternehmen
SE Eastern Mining and Processing Plant - Parent CompanyProjekte
Smolinska mine - Operation , Novokostyantynivska mine - Operation , Ingulskaya mine - OperationBetroffen
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Arbeiter: ( Number unknown - Ukraine , Bergbau , Gender not reported )Themen
Wage Theft , DemonstrationenAntwort
Response sought: Nein
Art der Quelle: News outlet
[Summary translation prepared by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre]
Miners of Kirovohrad region end their protest, 23 December 2020
Employees of Inhulska, Novokostyantynivska and Smolinska uranium mines unblocked traffic on the roads in Kirovograd region, which they had been blocking. The miners' protest lasted three days. They protested over wage arrears and mine downtime. They are owed 87 million in wages. They have not been working since 7 Decemberbecause of lack of money. According to the plant's head Anton Bendik, the state enterprise Energoatom owes them a total of UAH 699 million.