Ukraine: Workers of 3 uranium mines protest over unpaid wages
Resumen
Fecha comunicada: 23 Dic 2020
Ubicación: Ucrania
Empresas
SE Eastern Mining and Processing Plant - Parent CompanyProyectos
Smolinska mine - Operation , Novokostyantynivska mine - Operation , Ingulskaya mine - OperationAfectado
Total de personas afectadas: Número desconocido
Trabajadores: ( Número desconocido - Ucrania , Minería , Gender not reported )Temas
Wage Theft , ProtestasRespuesta
Response sought: No
Tipo de fuente: 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.