US EditionTurkey arrests 110 coal miners on hunger strike
Union leaders say 110 miners were detained after a march to the energy ministry, then began a hunger strike over five months of unpaid wages.
- One hundred and ten Turkish coal miners were arrested after marching 200 kilometres to Ankara to stage a hunger strike for unpaid wages.
- The miners held a topless sit-in outside the Energy Ministry building before police surrounded them.
- The Bagimsiz Maden-Is miners' union reported the arrests and stated the miners sought payment of unpaid wages and redundancy pay from Doruk Mining.
- The mining union chief Gokay Cakir condemned the authorities and highlighted the miners' demands.
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One hundred ten Turkish miners on hunger strike in Ankara for months to claim the remaining wages were arrested on Tuesday morning, their union announced, reports AFP.
Turkey detains 110 coal miners on hunger strike - Stockholm Center for Freedom
One hundred ten Turkish coal miners who had marched 200 kilometers (125 miles) to stage a hunger strike over their unpaid wages were detained on Tuesday morning, Agence France-Presse reported, citing their union. After a nine-day march to Ankara from the neighboring province of Eskişehir, the miners arrived on Monday for a topless sit-in outside the country’s energy ministry building in the Turkish capital, before being surrounded by the police.…
The Independent Mining Workers' Union announced that 110 workers detained in Ankara were released after 14 hours. Union President Gökay Çakır stated, "No matter how many you detain, we will not leave until we get the rights of these workers."
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