Europe - International Miners Coordination

Declaration of solidarity to the striking dockworkers

Details: Created: Sunday, 12 November 2023 09:09; Hits: 499

Dear colleagues, We have learnt about your strike for every job and training place at Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG. It is unacceptable that a "secret contract" is being used to decide on your colleagues. On behalf of the International Miners' Coordination, I would like to express our solidarity with your strike. At the 3rd International Miners' Conference, the solidarity between dockers and miners was demonstrated.

Kazakhstan: Statement of protest to ArcelorMittal

Details: Created: Friday, 03 November 2023 12:41; Hits: 412

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.

Miners for AUF at the Durham Miners' Big Meeting

Details: Created: Tuesday, 18 July 2023 12:37; Hits: 569

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.

Solidarity to the miners at Tara Mines

Details: Created: Wednesday, 12 July 2023 21:21; Hits: 504

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: Created: Wednesday, 12 July 2023 21:17; Hits: 510

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: Created: Wednesday, 05 July 2023 09:26; Hits: 547

in Russian on youtube

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

Details: Created: Saturday, 01 July 2023 03:30; Hits: 630

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: Created: Saturday, 01 July 2023 02:14; Hits: 559

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.

ICG Call for International Women's Day 2023 Template.

Details: Created: Tuesday, 07 March 2023 20:48; Hits: 607

We, the International Coordination of Mineworkers support the World Women's motto. "We are women, we are strong" - this leitmotto was fought for by the 450 participants of the World Women's Conference of Grassroots Women 2022 in Tunis in the headwinds of a world whose ruling systems only exist in crises: Economic and financial crisis, political crises, environmental crises, food crises, crisis of bourgeois refugee policy, crisis of health care, debt crises, etc....

IndustriALL reports: Unions demand justice for 42 miners killed in Turkey

Details: Created: Tuesday, 31 January 2023 12:25; Hits: 657

The international union movement is calling for justice for the 42 miners who lost their lives in an explosion on 14 October, 2202, in Turkey’s Amasra district. Four mine workers are still in hospital in Istanbul , two of them in intensive care. In a joint mission to the region, IndustriALL Global Union assistant general secretary Kemal Özkan and IndustriAll Europe general secretary Luc Triangle met with branch and local trade union representatives.

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