20:43, 7 September 2016

In Rostov Region, authorities report payment of wages to 1008 miners

A poster of the participants of the pickets in Gukovo. Photo by Valery Lyugaev for the "Caucasian Knot"

203 workers of the group of companies "Kingcoal" have been paid debts for their wages for the period of April-May 2015. This was reported by the government of the Rostov Region.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on September 2, the authorities of the Rostov Region reported the payment of debts on wages to 694 workers of the group of companies "Kingcoal" at the stage of bankruptcy.

As on September 7, the "Regional Development Corporation", acting on behalf of Governor Vasily Golubev, made payments to 1008 miners, reports the press service of the government of the Rostov Region. In particular, today, the remittances were made in favour of 203 miners of the coal company "Almaznaya".

Earlier, the "Caucasian Knot" has reported that the miners held solo pickets in Rostov-on-Don with the demand to pay off the wage arrears and debts on ration coal. According to the protesters, the amount of payments is extremely low and does not cover the entire debt.

Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.