ROSTOV-ON-DON, June 25 (RIA Novosti) - Miners in
southern Russia ended an underground sit in as part of a
wage-arrear protest, after the money owed was repaid, the head
of a trade union said on Thursday.
On Wednesday morning, 34 workers at the Chikh mine in the
Rostov Region refused to come to the surface demanding they
receive their wages. Local authorities calculated the arrears
at over 12 million rubles ($385,000), while miners themselves
insisted the figure is 21.5 million rubles ($690,400).
"All the miners have come to the surface since everyone
has had their wages repaid in full, which is over 21 million
rubles," Gennady Kopayev said.
He added that the money was provided by Donugol, a local
coal producer, who granted a loan with repayment being made in
coal supplies.
Earlier another 10 workers at the same mine went on strike
in late March demanding directors pay their wage arrears. They
received their wages within a day then.
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