Romanian Miners Stage Spontaneous Protest Calling For Higher Wages, Improved Work Conditions

Over 1,500 miners at the seven coal mines located in the Jiu Valley, southwestern Romania, staged a spontaneous protest Wednesday and refused to go down, while others barricaded themselves underground.They are displeased that the Economy Ministry failed to observe a protocol signed with miners' unions on January 17.Some 200 miners at the Lonea coal mine in Petrila are marching to the headquarters of the national coal company CNH Petrosani to demand their right. The Lonea coal mine, ...

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