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Miners’ march to Ankara prevented, again

Miners’ march to Ankara prevented, again

Unable to get their severance pay and wages, miners from Ermenek attempted to march to Ankara in protest: Gendarmerie prevented the march, Independent Miners’ Union Chair Çetin fainted during the intervention, 30 workers have been detained.

25 November 2020

Promises not kept, miners back on the march to Ankara

Promises not kept, miners back on the march to Ankara

Unable to get their severance pay and wages for months, even years now, the miners from Ermenek, Karaman have once again decided to march to the capital city in protest as the authorities have not kept their promises to the workers.

25 November 2020 Hikmet Adal

Artists express support for miners’ resistance: ‘We march with miners’

Artists express support for miners’ resistance: ‘We march with miners’

A group of artists have joined a social media campaign under the hashtag “#MadenciyleYürüyorum” (I am marching with the miner) in solidarity with the miners from Soma and Ermenek who have not been paid their wages and severance.

13 November 2020

Miners’ march to Ankara prevented by gendarmerie again

Miners’ march to Ankara prevented by gendarmerie again

Unable to receive their wages and compensation for over a year now, miners from Ermenek in Karaman province wanted to march to the capital city of Ankara on October 12. Miners’ march has been once again prevented by the gendarmerie.

27 October 2020

‘We don’t want a favor, but our rights; our resistance is going on’

‘We don’t want a favor, but our rights; our resistance is going on’

Not paid their wages and compensation for months, even years, miners in Soma and Ermenek are still protesting for their rights. Meanwhile, some workers resisting for their rights in Ermenek have been paid their wages.

23 October 2020

Soma miners’ march to Ankara banned by governor’s office

Soma miners’ march to Ankara banned by governor’s office

“Commercial activities to be undertaken with the aim of getting economic benefits have been excluded from the ban. Thus, it is a decision that protects the employer while disregarding workers’ rights,” says Aksu from the Independent Mine Workers’ Union.

8 October 2020 Hikmet Adal

Miners will march to Ankara in protest

Miners will march to Ankara in protest

Not given their wages or severance payments for months, the miners from Ermenek, Karaman have decided to march to the capital city of Ankara on October 1 as the negotiations with their employer have achieved no results.

16 September 2020

40 miners are neither paid their wages, nor dismissed from their jobs

RESISTANCE IN FRONT OF CLOSED MINE

40 miners are neither paid their wages, nor dismissed from their jobs

Workers of a mine in Ermenek, Karaman have started a second resistance as neither their wages nor their severance are paid. “There were times when I could not even afford baby food and diapers for my child,” says Abdullah Büber, one of the miners.

1 September 2020 Hikmet Adal