The protest of mine workers in Amasra has yielded results, bonuses will be paid

65 workers working in two shifts at the Hattat Energy mine in Amasra started a work stoppage 10 days ago on the grounds that they could not receive their salaries and bonuses for September and October.

The workers, who wanted their other receivables to be paid after the 1-month portion of their salaries were deposited, decided to continue their protest underground at 16:00 yesterday.

Miners at minus 580 elevation in Tarlaağzı wells protested by not leaving the mine. On the other hand, 3 out of 65 workers walked out due to their chronic illnesses. On the other hand, the chief inspector from the Ministry of Labor and Social Security held meetings between employers and workers. Other mine workers who came to the front of the company also supported the action that started underground.

Gendarmerie teams took security measures in front of the door.

"MINISTRY BECAME GUARANTEE"

The miners' protest ended after 21 hours. As a result of the negotiations between the chief inspector of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security and the employer, it was decided to pay the workers' bonuses. Emrah Açıkgöz, Amasra Branch President of the Turkish Mine Workers Union, stated that it was decided at the meeting that the bonus would be deposited to the workers' accounts today and that they conveyed the situation to the mine workers who continued their protests underground. Açıkgöz said, "At this point, your bonuses will be deposited into your accounts this afternoon. We told our friends underground, 'We told them that the Ministry of Labor and the state are the guarantors', and our friends decided to end the protest. We brought our friends upstairs safely. The payment plan regarding the salary will now be made under the supervision of the chief inspector. We will put it under protocol accordingly."