Programme for the struggle of the International Miners' Coordination²

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Published: Sunday, 17 September 2017 23:39

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Preamble

The 1st International Miners' Conference 2013 in Arequipa, Peru with representatives from 25 countries of four continents was a very significant step towards the unification of miners in the whole world. We were guided by the principle that we miners, together with our families, must cooperate and coordinate our struggles on an international level if we want to become a superior force against the international mining monopolies and their governments. In our founding conference we resolved that: “It is less and less possible today, isolated from each other and locally restricted, to assert ourselves against the international mining monopolies. What we need is the unity of workers worldwide!”²

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Indonesia: To the miners at Freeport, West Papua

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Published: Wednesday, 06 September 2017 23:26

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Dear colleagues, we heard about the violent procedure of police and army with employment of rubber bullets and water guns against your justified blockade of the mine in 19 August 2017 with great outrage. That is a political scandal! Your protest against the political dismissal of 4,200 miners because of their participation in a strike is completely justified, also in view of the inhuman refusal of medical care for thousands of miners and their families over 4 months! That has already led to 10 people dying because they were dismissed from hospital without treatment.

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Solidarity to strike at VW Portugal on 30th of August

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Published: Tuesday, 05 September 2017 09:35

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75% votes by ballot of the employees against the planned introduction of regular work on Saturday at VW location in Palmela (Lissabon) express a determined „No“. Starting with first day of strike on 30th of August, they want to stress their demands. Further days of strike are intended in September, if VW does not cancel the planned tightening of exploitation. Considering the result of voting the Workers Commission resigned. They had given in majority their consent to the agreement, which was dictated by VW in guide of blackmailing.http://www.iaar.de/index.php/en/

South Africa: To the NUM

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Published: Monday, 04 September 2017 09:24

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Dear Colleagues, We have learned that "AngloGold Ashanti" in Matlosana and Carletonville wants to dismiss a total of 8500 miners. Quite rightly you criticize the fact that "once more the capitalists are ready to sacrifice anything for their profits. .. they are trying to reduce (the costs) by firing people, reducing health and safety measures and exploiting the workers and the natural riches of Africa.”

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India: It is with great pleasure that I respond to the demand of the International Miners Coordination

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Published: Tuesday, 15 August 2017 13:22

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Retired since 2016, I continue my work as a visual artist (paintings, drawings, photos, installations and works in plastic wast). What matters most to me is to create a connection between my work and the social realities. I am happy when my work leaves the workshop for a small contribution to the larger movements for a better world. It is with great pleasure that I respond to the demand of the International Miners Coordination and send hereby some photos of my drawings for the website.

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Iran: Dear Comrades and friends, workers of mining, steel & metal Industry in Peru

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Published: Wednesday, 09 August 2017 17:14

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We were informed of your great and just resistance to the capitalist’s bosses thru strikes. This is to inform you that our organisation fully supports your just struggle and wish you greater success in current class struggle. You are not alone, the workers of Iran, especially the Mining & Steel workers have arisen against injustice and exploitations, the wave of every day workers strike grows stronger and more in unity and solidarity.

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Peru: Declaration of solidarity to the striking miners

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Published: Friday, 28 July 2017 19:17

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Dear Colleagues,

We have heard of the courageous strike of the miners, steelworkers and metalworkers of Peru.
We support your struggle for the preservation of the right to strike and the expansion of workers' democratic rights and the important economic demands of the workers.

We commit ourselves to make this strike known in the continents and spread your struggle on our homepage worldwide, as well as to organize the solidarity.

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Indonesia: Draft Solidarity Declaration with the ore and gold mine Grasberg

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Published: Wednesday, 26 July 2017 17:33

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To the striking miners of the ore and gold mine Grasberg/Indonesia
We declare our full solidarity with your struggle. For month, you have been demanding to stop the permanent short-time work by the international mining enterprise Freeport. Your families hardly have the money to make a living with the low wage. We are outraged to hear that the US mining monopoly now wants to dismiss 3,000 miners, which is about 10 percent of all people working at the mine.

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Indonesia: solidarity with the 3,000 dismissed Freeport miners

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Published: Sunday, 18 June 2017 12:29

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Dear Mine-Workers,

dear friends,

we are a German mineworkers movement and we declare you our full solidarity. We stand at your side in the fight for workers rights, against dismssision, for the rigth to strike.

We will organize international solidarity in Germany against the capitalist-monopol Freeport.

Separated we are defeated- united we will win!

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Iran: Appeal: We must not be silent in the face of injustice against Iranian workers!

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Published: Friday, 19 May 2017 13:29

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Only a few days have passed, , since the May Day celebrations, the day of solidarity of the workers of the world, that we are hearing of the tragic deaths of miners of the Yurt Mine in Golestan province of Iran. The explosion of ''Yurt'' Mine, is caused by the reckless and inhuman behavior of the Islamic Republic towards the Iranian workers. Over the past few days, the arrest of protesting workers for the banning of the May Day celebration was the Islamic Regime's concern. The Islamic Regime of Iran never accepts responsibility for the workers' lives. Work - related accidents nationwide are out of control, and workplaces are highly unsecured. The Iranian workers don't have any security life wise and economically in any field of work. Their late unpaid wages on time is always one of the topics in their protests. Minimum wages of Iranian worker has been assessed as 4 times below the poverty line. Well known and trusted labor activists, are in prison with the harshest conditions.

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