Call from the International Miners’ Coordination Group (ICG) for 1 May 2026 Let’s take to the streets together against imperialist wars and the shifting of the burden of war onto the masses!
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- Published: Sunday, 12 April 2026 23:41
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The world order as we know it is disintegrating, and a battle of annihilation is raging over the redivision of the world, over raw materials, markets and power. More and more countries around the world are being ruled by fascist and ultra-reactionary governments, environmental protection is being steadily dismantled, and the exploitation and oppression of workers is intensifying.
Greeting on the anniversary of the miners' strike tent in Chiatura
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- Published: Sunday, 08 March 2026 15:10
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Dear miners and relatives, dear friends
It has been a year since you set up your strike tent in Chiatura. It is a focal point for widespread protest against the attacks by Georgian Manganese. It is a sign and symbol of the struggle for a future worth living for you and your children.
ICG appeal on International Women's Day on 8 March 2026
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- Published: Thursday, 05 March 2026 08:31
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International Women's Day 2026 is taking place in a difficult situation: the relentless competition between international corporations for the redistribution of markets and control of raw materials.
The increasing right-wing tendencies and fascism of the governments subservient to them are leading to more and more military conflicts and enormous destruction of infrastructure and nature.
Fundraising campaign for miners' families in Ukraine a success!
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- Published: Wednesday, 04 March 2026 23:00
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We are pleased to report that the four-week fundraising campaign organised by the miners' initiative “Kumpel für AUF” (Miners for AUF) was very successful We received a report from the mining town of Novovolynsk on how the funds were used. Our trade union colleague writes: ‘The purchases were made by our colleague in Poland. The goods are much cheaper there than in Ukraine and there is a wider selection.’
The miners' initiative Kumpel für AUF (Comrades for AUF) calls for:
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- Published: Thursday, 26 February 2026 11:13
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Hello, As the main coordinator of the International Miners' Coordination, I would like to inform you about the solidarity campaign organised by the militant miners' initiative “Kumpel für AUF” (Miners for AUF) in Germany and ask for your support for the people of Ukraine.
Our ICG member and trade unionist from the Ukrainian trade union Zakhyst Pratsi has asked us for support for the people of Ukraine who have been ravaged by war.
JOINT STATEMENT by the International Miners' Coordination and the trade unions and organisations represented therein. International Protest Against The Violation Of Labour, Trade Union And Human Rights
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- Published: Friday, 26 December 2025 12:25
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The trade unions, workers' organisations and other organisations of the world, exercising their right to international solidarity and defence of human, labour and trade union rights, issue this joint international statement: they denounce the serious incidents that have occurred against the manganese miners in the Chiatura region (Georgia) and against those who express their solidarity with their legitimate struggle. (The translations are internet translations and will be corrected by translators in the next few days.)
powodzenia! Şanslı olun! удачи! bonne chance! ¡Buena suerte! Glück Auf!
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- Published: Sunday, 21 December 2025 19:01
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Wir wünschen euch allen frohe Feiertage und einen guten Rutsch ins Neue Jahr 2026 - Glück Auf!
We wish you all happy holidays and a happy New Year 2026 – good luck!
Os deseamos a todos unas felices fiestas y un próspero Año Nuevo 2026. ¡Buena suerte!
Nous vous souhaitons à tous de joyeuses fêtes et une bonne année 2026 - bonne chance !
Мы желаем вам всем счастливых праздников и удачного вступления в Новый 2026 год — удачи!
Hepinize mutlu bayramlar ve 2026 yılına iyi bir başlangıç diliyoruz - Şanslı olun!
Życzymy wszystkim wesołych świąt i szczęśliwego Nowego Roku 2026 – powodzenia!
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To the Government of Georgia and Mr Irakli Kobakhidze, the Foreign Office, Federal Minister Johann Wadephul
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Protest statement regarding the refusal to grant Tobias Thylmann entry to Georgia. Dear Mr Kobakhidze and Mr Wadephul. I am writing to you today on behalf of the International Miners' Coordination Group (ICG): On 13 December 2025, Tobias Thylmann was denied entry to Georgia without any explanation. He is a member of a German delegation that wants to attend the court proceedings in Kutaisi.
We received the following report from Workers World <wwp@workers.org>
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U.S. Solidarity Delegation Blocked From Traveling to Venezuela by Trump's Illegal "No-Fly Zone." Our delegation of peace, justice, and anti-imperialist organizers was prevented from traveling to Caracas to attend the People's Assembly for Peace and Sovereignty—an international gathering of 2,000+ grassroots, labor, women's, youth, and Indigenous movements across the Global South.
To IAC: Greeting from the delegation of the International Miners' Coordination
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- Published: Wednesday, 03 December 2025 22:19
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Hello, we are Divine and Eugene from Congo and Julian from Germany. We are here representing the International Miners' Coordination. We would like to extend warm greetings from the International Miners' Coordination and its main coordinator, Andreas Tadysiak, to all participants of this conference. Many of you know him from the 3rd International Miners' Conference, and he wanted to attend this conference, but unfortunately he is unable to do so for health reasons.
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