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Miners on hunger strike protesting layoffs detained in Ankara

Miners on hunger strike protesting layoffs detained in Ankara

The mining company owned by a ruling party MP laid off dozens of workers after they unionized. The workers have been protesting since then.

16 October 2024

Miners dismissed for unionizing march barefoot to parliament

Miners dismissed for unionizing march barefoot to parliament

Miners from the Fernas company, owned by a ruling party deputy, have been protesting since late August for reinstatement and proper job safety measures at the mine.

10 October 2024

Union exposes dangerous conditions at mine owned by ruling party MP

Union exposes dangerous conditions at mine owned by ruling party MP

The company dismissed several workers due to union activities.

2 September 2024

Refugee mine worker’s killing: Defendants admit burning body to avoid mine closure

Refugee mine worker’s killing: Defendants admit burning body to avoid mine closure

The trial has begun for six individuals allegedly involved in the burning of the body of an Afghan worker who was killed in an accident in an unlicensed coal mine in Zonguldak.

Çorum mine workers take resistance underground

Çorum mine workers take resistance underground

The employer refused to recognize the workers’ collective bargaining rights despite the union having achieved majority representation in the workplace.

Three workers killed in Siirt mine collapse

Three workers killed in Siirt mine collapse

Five workers were affected by the collapse, with two surviving with minor injuries.

23 November 2023

Over 240 mine workers in Balıkesir dismissed after being unionized

Over 240 mine workers in Balıkesir dismissed after being unionized

The company has dismissed the workers because the job has ended, which is not the case, according to a union representative.

7 December 2022 Ayça Onuralmış

How were the conditions at Amasra mine?

How were the conditions at Amasra mine?

While the Amasra mine was "one of the safest" with security equipment, the people employed in the mine were undertrained, says a retired worker.

21 October 2022 Evrim Kepenek

Mother of killed miner: 'Everybody has left, we are left with pain'

BARTIN MINE BLAST

Mother of killed miner: 'Everybody has left, we are left with pain'

bianet talked to the mother of Mustafa Can Yıldırım, whose dead body was the last to be taken out of the coal mine in Bartın. She said, "We believe that there is negligence here. We want this negligence to be uncovered."

18 October 2022 Evrim Kepenek

Bartın mine blast: Resurfaced state audit report warns of safety deficiencies

Bartın mine blast: Resurfaced state audit report warns of safety deficiencies

President Erdoğan has drawn criticism after saying that miner deaths are "destiny" and there will always be such incidents.

17 October 2022

Soma mine explosion | Company owner will serve eight days in prison for every killed miner

Soma mine explosion | Company owner will serve eight days in prison for every killed miner

Some 301 miners lost their lives in the 2014 explosion in Soma, Manisa. The owner of the mining company will have served seven years in prison.

One worker killed in mine collapse in Kayseri

One worker killed in mine collapse in Kayseri

Rescue efforts are underway for another worker who is trapped under the debris, the disaster management agency has announced.

Miners protest in Thrace: ‘I cannot even buy shoes’

Miners protest in Thrace: ‘I cannot even buy shoes’

With their wages not paid for six months, mine workers have been protesting in Tekirdağ province: “No one knows what we are going through or how I am. I cannot even buy shoes for my feet on this winter day. They should be ashamed.”

25 November 2021

Protesting mineworkers spend night at gas station

Protesting mineworkers spend night at gas station

Five representatives of the workers met with the deputy energy minister and visited political parties' parliamentary groups.

Mineworkers in Ankara to protest for receivables not paid for 10 years

Mineworkers in Ankara to protest for receivables not paid for 10 years

Stopped by police at the entrance of the capital, workers insist that they want to meet with the minister of energy.

Mine Workers to March from Soma to Ankara

Mine Workers to March from Soma to Ankara

More than 3,500 mine workers will walk from Manisa to Ankara for the seniority indemnity payments they have not been able to receive for five years.

Wreckage in Copper Mine in Şirvan

Wreckage in Copper Mine in Şirvan

A landslide has occurred in the copper mine site in Maden village of Şirvan district of Siirt province. Two mine workers who were trapped in the wreckage have lost their lives. The search and rescue teams are trying to free the other 13 mine worker from the wreckage.

18 November 2016