Ukraine: Workers of 3 uranium mines protest over unpaid wages
Summary
Date Reported: 23 Dec 2020
Location: Ukraine
Companies
SE Eastern Mining and Processing Plant - Parent CompanyProjects
Smolinska mine - Operation , Novokostyantynivska mine - Operation , Ingulskaya mine - OperationAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Workers: ( Number unknown - Ukraine , Mining , Gender not reported )Issues
Wage Theft , ProtestsResponse
Response sought: No
Source type: 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.