11 June 2004 23:46
44 workers continuing hunger strike in Rostov region
Viktor Salnikov, a representative for the striking workers, told
Interfax that 21 people are taking part in the hunger strike in the
Rostov region town of Shakhty and another 23 in the town of
SHAKHTY/NOVOSHAKHTINSK. June 11 (Interfax-South) - Forty-four workers from two subsidiaries of Rostovugol are still
on hunger strike.
Novoshakhtinsk over the Rostovugol administration's failure to pay the workers' back wages and make
payments to the pension fund.
Nelli Posylnaya, director of the Shakhty City Hall's information department, told Interfax that the Rostov
region's Industry, Energy and Natural Resources Minister, Sergei Nazarov, had met with the participants in the
hunger strike on Wednesday. Nazarov said that he was searching for ways to make overdue payments to the pension fund.
"These payments will definitey be made," Posylnaya said.
Nazarov also promised to repay all wage arrears to the Shakhty plant's employees.
Twenty-nine workers at another Rostovugol subsidiary, the Shakhty construction company, ended their hunger strike
after they were given all back wages owed them. [RU EUROPE EEU EMRG LEG POL] tm aw
[Interfax] |
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