Europe - International Miners Coordination

Krivoy Rog; As these lines are written, 22 brave miners of the Oktyabrskaya mine remain on strike underground.

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Hundreds of their comrades from various mines — including women — have already risen to the surface. Their demands have only been partially met, but they remain committed to their struggle. New, desperate battles lie ahead, against capital and for a decent life for Ukrainian workers. For the first time in the history of our state, we are witnessing labour struggle and solidarity on this scale.

Dear Friends of the International Miners' Coordination Group

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Thank you very much for your letters of solidarity! Especially as the words of solidarity are really very important for us right now. There is now a nationwide campaign to harass the representatives of the workers' teams who took part in the wave of strikes in August. First of all, the repression is directed against the leaders of the strike committees who have recently appeared. Pressure on striking miners is also increasing in Soligorsk.

To the miners in Poland /Upper Silesia

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Hello mates and your family, I, have heard about your fight against the planned mine closures and you have my fullest solidarity. As a former hard coal miner in Germany at the age of about 35, I am familiar with a wide range of promises made by the government and management. At the moment miners in Germany who have been dismissed for operational reasons are fighting for their jobs at the RAG/RAG Foundation.

Ukraine: appeal to the workers in Belarus

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Zakhyst Pratsi: The Ukrainian workers appeal to the workers in Belarus

PI member “Zakhyst Pratsi”, an independent Ukrainian trade union, appeals to the workers in Belarus to fight against the double threat of neoliberal reforms and autocratic rule.

Dear brothers and sisters in Belarus. We admire the strength and the courage you have shown in your struggle against your anti-grass roots government. The conservative and oligarchic regime feared above all a determined and organised protest by the Belarusian working class and its independent trade unions.

Ukraine: To the protesting miners of the Krywyj Rih iron ore combine

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Hello miners,
we have heard about your underground strike and your above-ground protests for higher wages and better working conditions. I am a former underground miner with almost 40 years of experience in the German coal industry and you have my fullest solidarity in your struggle.

Letter of solidarity to the striking miners of El Cerrejon in Colombia

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Dear colleagues, we have heard that you have been on strike since Monday. Despite the Corona crisis, you are leading a courageous struggle for your workers' rights, life, dignity and health. You have our fullest solidarity in your strike. We international miners stand by your side and wish your struggle every success! At the 2nd International Miners' Conference in Ramagundam/India in February 2017 we decided on an International Program of Struggle.

To the miners of the Nadiya coal mine

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Dear miners, you have my full solidarity as a former miner and member of the Coordination Group and its main coordinator, the International Miners' Coordination. It is an absurdity and a criminal move that you have not yet received your wages for your work. The world's miners are increasingly exploited in the context of the international economic and financial crisis that began in 2018, aggravated by the Corona pandemic. You can be assured of my fullest support in this time of struggle for your future.

declaration of solidarity to the miners and their families of the jade mine of Hpakant in the northern Burmese state of Kachin

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Hello miners, relatives and friends, Through the news we have learned of the terrible accident at the mine near Hpakant in the northern Burmese state of Kachin. More than 160 people have been recovered dead so far, many are still missing and about 200 are calculated to have died. This disaster shakes us deeply. Our thoughts are with you, the relatives and their friends.

To the striking miners in India

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Hello, miners, I have heard from the IFTU, which is a member of the International Miners' Coordination, about your three day strike against the planned privatization of 41 coal mining areas in 5 states. I am the main coordinator of the International Miners Coordination and a former underground miner in the coal industry, you have my fullest solidarity in your struggle.

Albania: The miners are organizing for another strike

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We have received the following report from the organization Organizata Politike from Albania They ask for solidarity for the miners in Albania. Please send your declarations of solidarity in English to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. We will publish them on our homepage and forward them. 27 miners have died since 2014, 8 of whom while working at the AlbChrome mine-pit. Discontent among miners has been brewing for some time. The chronicles of their deaths barely make it on national television, whereas only recently a main prosecutor was accused of negligence in investigating seven deaths dating from 2006-2011 period.

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