Three of 22 starving miners were hospitalized in the city of mines

Three of the 22 participants of the hunger strike at the Shakhtysky Plant LLC (is a subsidiary of Rostovugulu, the city of Shakhty) were hospitalized last Friday, the representative of the Interfax agency Viktor Salnikov told the Interfax agency.

"One man and two women were hospitalized. The reason for the hospitalization of two was the problems with the heart, another participant in the hunger strike an exacerbation of chronic diseases," said a representative of the trade union committee.

19 plant workers intend to continue the protest. Salnikov also said that the Deputy Governor, Minister of Industry, Energy and Natural Resources of the region, Sergei Nazarov, who met with protesting participants, informed them that the search for funds for paying off wage arrears to employees of the enterprise would continue.

"The administration of the region and the enterprise will provide direct assistance in this. The funds that appeared will be sent to the protest campaign. Nazarov urged to stop the protest," Salnikov said.

On Friday, the chief of the information and analytical department of the city of Shakhty, Nelly Plavny, told Interfax that 22 participants in the hunger strike "demand payments for wages to themselves, six members of the support group, as well as six members of their families." According to her, at present, the enterprise accounts have 300 thousand rubles. Another 400 thousand rubles will arrive next week after the sale of movable property of the plant of JSC "Gukovang".

The promotion at the Shakhty Plant of Mining Equipment entered the second stage. In early June, 16 plant workers began here. On Wednesday, they paid salaries and they stopped starving. But on Thursday, their colleagues announced the hunger strike.