Declaration of solidarity to the miners of the gold mine Village Main Reef
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- Created: Wednesday, 16 December 2020 18:40
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of the Chinese "Heaven sent Gold Group Company "in Matlosana Dear miners, You have my fullest solidarity in your all-out strike, now underway, against the investigation of alleged property damage, as well as failure to follow instructions and suspension of the 850 miners involved in the sit-in. This is an outrageous criminalization and you have our fullest support.
You are fighting with great strength and determination for your rights, such as pension contributions, allowances for funerals and for severance pay for miners who have been dismissed, etc.. This repression against the 850 miners for allegedly endangering the health and safety of the miners by suspending them from work by the Chinese Heaven sent Gold Group Company is unacceptable. It is their right to strike for their interests. We, the International Miners Coordination stand with you. When we founded the International Miners' Coordination we stated "It is less and less possible today to stand up to the international mining monopolies in isolation from each other and on a local basis. What we need is the unity of workers worldwide!" Excerpt from the founding declaration of the IMC I would be happy if you could get involved in the preparation of the 3rd International Miners Conference 2022 in Germany, as well as participate in it. Your experiences are important for the miners of the world to learn from each other. Only together we are strong enough to become an appropriate force to assert our interests against the international finance capital and the international mining corporations!
With solidary and militant greetings
Andreas Tadysiak
Main Coordinator of the International Miners Coordination (IMC)