24 May 2004 02:52
Protesters continue to block traffic on Siberian river
KIRENSK. May 24 (Interfax-Siberia) - Protestors demanding that wage arrears be paid to them continue to block traffic
along the Lena river in the Siberian city of Kirensk in the Irkutsk region, deputy chief of Kirensk district
administration Kirill Svistelin told Interfax on Monday.
The staff of the local shipping lines' Kirensk and Alexeyevskoye repair facilities is demanding wage payments
and the dismissal of the directors of their facilities Alexander Artamonov and Gennady Nekrasov.
On May 20, 1,300 protesters blocked traffic along the river with ships and boats.
On May 21, deputy chief of Irkutsk region administration Yevgeny Korolyov and deputy regional prosecutor Igor
Melnikov met with the council of captains and leadership of the two facilities but no compromise was reached.
A team of investigators from Irkutsk is questioning the captains. [RU EUROPE EEU EMRG ASIA JOB] ml tj <>
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