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Kazakhstan: Statement of protest to ArcelorMittal

Details: Published: Friday, 03 November 2023 12:41; Hits: 367

icg logo To the Management

Subject: Mine accident at the Kostenko mine in Karaganda

Dear Sir or Madam,

We are horrified by the death of the 38 miners so far, as well as the many injured. At the same time, we feel anger and indignation that accidents like yesterday's at the Kostenko mine in Karaganda are still happening. This does not have to happen again in this day and age. There have long been experiences, methods and technical possibilities to protect the safety of the miners and also the people living around a mine from harm.

Final Declaration for the 3rd International Miners’ Conference. No struggle must stand alone, anymore! Solidarity, coordination and cooperation across borders, that’s the order of the day!

Details: Published: Sunday, 24 September 2023 10:01; Hits: 884

The 3rd International Miners’ Conference (IMC), held from 31 August to 3 September 2023, took a great step forward concerning the international unification of the world’s miners. 35 experienced delegates from 19 countries^¹ exchanged opinions and experiences and decided with great seriousness on a closer and more powerful cooperation in the future.

Two months of strike at Mexico’s Peñasquito mine

Details: Published: Wednesday, 30 August 2023 19:04; Hits: 433

For two months, a total of 2,000 workers from IndustriALL affiliate Los Mineros have been on strike at the Peñasquito mine in Zacatecas State, Mexico. Operations at the country's largest gold mine were halted in response to the company’s violations of several clauses of the collective bargaining agreement. Workers from Section 304 of SNTMMSSRM, also known as the Los Mineros, began their strike at the Peñasquito mine, a subsidiary of US company Newmont, on 7 June.

Miners for AUF at the Durham Miners' Big Meeting

Details: Published: Tuesday, 18 July 2023 12:37; Hits: 539

A delegation from Miners for AUF and one with members of the MLPD from Germany also took part in the 137th Durham Miners Gala on 8 July. The Durham County coalfield is located in the north-east of England. It is known for its militant miners' movement. This tradition connects with today's struggles and demands of the working class for higher wages, against the increase of the retirement age, for saving the environment.

Run on copper by automotive and energy corporations with dream profits

Details: Published: Saturday, 15 July 2023 01:22; Hits: 545

With the transfer to renewable energy and electric vehicles, the race is on by multinational corporations to control the mining and processing of copper. The largest copper mine, Olympic Dam in Australia, is owned by multinational corporation BHP which also owns the Escondida Mine in Chile. BHP has recently bought Oz Minerals copper mines, Prominent Hill and Carrapateena in South Australia located south west of Olympic Dam and its town Roxby Downs.

Solidarity to the miners at Tara Mines

Details: Published: Wednesday, 12 July 2023 21:21; Hits: 475

To the miners of Tara Mines Dear miners and relatives We have heard that the Boliden Corporation wants to temporarily shut down your mine, one of the largest zinc mines in the world. Most of you are to stay at home without pay. Since the mine was established in 1977, the various owner companies have extracted fabulous profits from the miners, who have produced a total of more than 85 million tonnes of zinc.

Ireland: Strike at Tara Mines

Details: Published: Wednesday, 12 July 2023 21:17; Hits: 467

As rf-news.de reported on 29.6.2023, the Boliden Group wants to temporarily shut down the largest zinc mine in Europe and the eighth largest zinc mine in the world, about 50 kilometres from Ireland's capital Dublin. Most of the 650 or so workers will stay at home without pay, with a few continuing to work on maintenance tasks.

Publicity for the Third International Miners' Conference

Details: Published: Wednesday, 05 July 2023 09:26; Hits: 512

in Russian on youtube

Joint mobilization and donation call from the International Miners' Coordination and the Anti-Imperialist United Front

Details: Published: Saturday, 01 July 2023 03:30; Hits: 588

Miners around the world are a powerful force. Many of them are at the forefront of the most important workers' struggles. Billions of oppressed people - women, environmentalists, migrants, indigenous people - want a future worth living for themselves and their children. More and more are realizing: for this, you have to unite across countries and fight in an organized way.

Protest letter against obstruction of the 3rd International Miners Conference

Details: Published: Saturday, 01 July 2023 02:14; Hits: 526

To the public German embassy and federal government Belgian Embassy in Congo Dear Ladies and Gentlemen today's nationwide meeting of the militant miners' movement Miners for AUF has learnt that the German and Belgian embassies in Uganda and Congo have delayed or even refused to issue visas for delegates to the 3rd International Miners' Conference, which will be held in Germany from 31.08.2023 to 02.09.2023.

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