Dear miners in Chiatura, Georgia!
We, around 40 participants in the action on International Day of Action for the Environment in Duisburg, have learned of the arrest of four of your miners. This is because of your strike to save your jobs and your fight against the environmentally destructive open-pit mining.
The United Nations Climate Change Conference will take place in Belém, Brazil, from 10 to 21 November 2025. World leaders, scientists, activists and decision-makers will gather at this symbolic location. The Amazon rainforest plays an important role in regulating the Earth's climate by absorbing large amounts of carbon dioxide. However, deforestation, illegal mining and environmental destruction are threatening this fragile ecosystem.
Dear Merab, dear friends and colleagues, We have received and read the appeal to the miners from friends. It testifies to the courage, determination and integrity of the Chiatura miners in their struggle. This appeal also applies to miners around the world, and we should take it to heart and learn from each other. The delaying tactics and procrastination on the part of Georgia Manganese, the government and the courts are unacceptable, and you are absolutely right to criticise this.
Also in Georgian"We have been in prison for five months and are keeping quiet here. As soon as we were caught, they raised expectations, as if they wanted us to be released. This has led us to remain silent, and that is what we have done all this time – we remain silent, we have sacrificed a lot and were prepared to sacrifice ourselves, even if it violated our dignity.
"Good day, I am currently in a very difficult situation. Due to the war, our mine is closed and the miners who live in our town have practically no means of livelihood. There is only one mine for the whole town, and even that is operating with long interruptions. In this difficult situation, we are forced to look for ways to survive.‘
Dear comrades, Thank you for your solidarity and the support we felt and still feel. We are only strong when our struggles and voices are united. We send our solidarity to all the exploited who decided to raise their voice against capitalism which is truly showing its real face as the crises deepen. Best regards
Workers at a manganese mine in Chiatura, Georgia, went on strike to protest wage delays. Hundreds of miners fighting for timely payments were sent layoff notices via SMS for March 2025. Five miners were arrested in April.
at the cultural event “We accuse: RAG's scorched earth policy” in August 2025 in Gelsenkirchen
We, the 250 participants of the cultural festival, protest in the strongest possible terms against the imprisonment and prejudgement of the militant miners from Chiatura/Georgia and the endless postponement of their trial!
We have just received information that the judge ruled at today's court hearing to keep them in custody. He agreed with the absurd claim by the prosecution that the miners would flee or commit further ‘crimes’ if released.
Two union representatives at the Lece mine began a hunger strike after their new employer terminated their employment. Since the mine was taken over about six months ago, some employees had been working on three-month contracts. These were extended by a further 15 days, but twelve employees did not have their contracts renewed, according to JUGpress.