Asia - International Miners Coordination

India: Mine workers in Karnataka today started a 70 KM march (padyatra)

Details: Parent Category: Worldwide struggles; Created: Monday, 31 October 2022 17:40; Hits: 192

from Sandur to Bellary under the banners of Bellary Zilla Gani Karmika Sangh and AICCTU demanding special rehabilitation package for the workers, re-employment and compensation. Despite passage of over a decade since closure of mines in Bellary, 25000 workers are yet to receive justice. For the next three days (11-13 Oct) there will be a Protest March and Rally from Sandur to Bellary.

Iran: The striking copper mine workers of Soongoon and zarghan under the brutal action of the security forces

Details: Parent Category: Worldwide struggles; Created: Monday, 25 July 2022 11:15; Hits: 252

The attack of the security forces on the striking forces of Razghan and soongoon mines. A few minutes ago the Special Forces by attacking the striking mine workers of soogoon tried to arrest some of the workers. In the past two years the mine workers of Soongoon have several times gone on strike to demand their legal wages and the authorities instead of listening to their demand have dispatched the security forces on to them.

Iran: Protest of the workers of the oil and gas Co. in Arvandan

Details: Parent Category: Worldwide struggles; Created: Monday, 27 June 2022 14:20; Hits: 288

The protest of the workers of the oil and gas Co. in Arvandan in the southern Azadegan oil region in regard to lack of job position levelling and empty promises.In Wednesday,20th of the month of April,The workers of oil and gas co. of arvandan in the southern oil region protested in regard to lack of job position placement and empty promises.The protesting workers told the reporter that the Sepehr Techno Energy co. (Tesco.) as the contractor of agreement of the oil and gas of Arvandan region in the oil region of Southern Azadegan.

Pakistan: deadly coal mines

Details: Parent Category: Worldwide struggles; Created: Friday, 27 May 2022 06:23; Hits: 294

More workers have lost their lives in Pakistan's deadly coal mines. In May alone, 18 miners have died on the job. On 19 May, a miner at the Ghazi mine fell through a roof and died on the job(Ed. note: The roof the hanging and the miner died on the job). Just two days later, on 21 May, a worker was electrocuted in the Duki coal field and a landslide killed another miner in the same field.

India: Reports on the army massacre of miners in Nagaland

Details: Parent Category: Worldwide struggles; Created: Thursday, 26 May 2022 09:18; Hits: 347

Northeast now 7.12.2021 Police preliminary report said that the firing incident occurred at 4:10 pm on Saturday when eight coal miners of Oting village were returning home in an open Mahindra pick-up truck from their workplace in Tiru valley. Six died on the spot while two others were seriously injured, the police report said. Also read: Nagaland massacre:

Kyrgyzstan: Strike at Ishtamberdi gold mine

Details: Parent Category: Worldwide struggles; Created: Sunday, 22 May 2022 11:33; Hits: 2547

Miners at the Ishtamberdi gold mine in Kyrgyzstan have been on strike for more than three weeks. Their demand is 50 per cent more pay. Previously, they had rejected the offer of a 10 per cent increase. The operator is the Chinese company Full Gold Mining, which in turn is a subsidiary of the state-owned company Lingbao Gold.

Indonesia: Twelve women killed in landslide at illegal gold mine

Details: Parent Category: Worldwide struggles; Created: Saturday, 07 May 2022 00:29; Hits: 309

According to the police, the victims in the gold mine are all women. At least twelve people have died in a landslide in a mine shaft in Indonesia. According to the police, all of the victims are women. The accident occurred on Thursday in the province of North Sumatra, as the local police chief Reza Akbar announced on Friday.

The ninth day of the gathering of the security workers of Sangroodmine!

Details: Parent Category: Worldwide struggles; Created: Wednesday, 20 April 2022 10:43; Hits: 310

On Thursday April 7, 2022, the security workers of Sangrood Mine, West Alborz Unit continued their gathering for the ninth day in this shut down mine in a mountainous region in Gilan Province. Their protests are regarding the non-payment of their wages andinsurance benefits. The protesting workers told a media reporter: the contract workers’ arrears go back tothree months.

India: two-day nationwide strike

Details: Parent Category: Worldwide struggles; Created: Saturday, 09 April 2022 15:54; Hits: 325

More than 200 million workers joined the two-day nationwide strike on 28-29 March in India, under the banner of ‘Save the people and save the nation’. The Joint Forum of Central Trade Unions, consisting of central trade unions and independent sectoral federations including IndustriALL affiliates, called the strike in protest of the government's anti-worker, anti-farmer and anti-people policies.

This Saturday (6.11.) the Government of Bangladesh will report to the International Labour Organisation on their promises to improve the working conditions of 67 million Bangladeshis

Details: Parent Category: Worldwide struggles; Created: Sunday, 07 November 2021 18:59; Hits: 344

But despite their past promises, it's been all talk and no action... 35,000 Bangladeshis die at work every year, 8 million are injured. Sexual violence is rife, millions of workplaces are barely monitored by government labour inspectors, and people are trapped in jobs with poverty wages. Workers want #ABetterBangladesh, but it's clear the government of Bangladesh hasn't done enough.

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