Kazakhstan: Kazakhmys miners protest in Satpayev demanding higher wages and better working conditions
Kazakhmys miners' strike in Satpayev: What is known, 18 December 2024
Hundreds of workers of the branch of the corporation TOO Kazakhmys - Zhezkazgantsvetmet have gone on strike in the Ulytau region...
On December 17, a strike suddenly broke out at shaft No. 65 of the Yuzhno-Kazakhstansky mine.
More than 250 miners refused to go underground. People declared the need for higher wages and better working conditions...
Demands related to the rising cost of copper on the international market, the rise in the dollar exchange rate, and the rise in the price of food and utilities spurred the strike...
In an official statement, Kazakhmys Corporation said that at the beginning of 2025, it planned to index wages in accordance with the inflation rate...
The situation remains unresolved for now. The parties continue negotiations, and the miners await specific company management actions...