Kosovo miners’ strike over unpaid wages enters fourth week, 1 August 2024

Miners at the giant Trepca complex in Kosovo entered the 23rd day of a strike...over unpaid salaries for June and July.

...[T]he government said it was reviewing a work plan proposed by the Trepca enterprise and, depending on it and “a concrete commitment to decrease costs and start increasing production”, will decide on financial support.

The press release said the Ministry of Economy had provided 3.3 millions of euros in subsidies, which exceed the planned amount for this year, but it had not been enough to cover operation and salary costs.

...[A]fter a meeting with the miners, Ibrahim Januzi, head of the Independent Union of Trepca Miners, told BIRN that the miners felt abandoned. “We are stuck in an abyss, nobody cares about our problems. The poor miner has been left without a salary,” he said.

Trepca’s board on July 30 announced it was discussing a sustainable solution with the government...