The workers "Naftan" and "Belaruskali" joined the nationwide strike, demanding the resignation of Lukashenko

The work groups of Belaruskalia, one of the world's largest producers of potassium mineral fertilizers, and Naftan oil refinery, announced that from Monday, August 17, they join the national strike in Belarus, TUT.BY reports. They demanded the release of all political prisoners and participants in peaceful actions, the resignation of Alexander Lukashenko, holding honest and transparent elections, as well as an investigation into the actions of the security forces.

"We are in solidarity with the people of the Republic of Belarus. We declare: we have no confidence in the current government, since peaceful Belarusians no longer feel safe in their own country. Belarusians are terrible to go out, it is terrible to express their position, it is terrible to defend their choice," the open handling of "Naphtha is Naphtha."

The authors of the appeal emphasize that after the election campaign, the peaceful protesters who were not agreeing with the results of the elections were abused by employees of law enforcement agencies. Naftan employees demand the resignation of Alexander Lukashenko from the post of president, the resignation of the CEC, led by Lydia Yermoshina, the release of all political prisoners and detained during this presidential campaign and peaceful protests related to her, the termination of violence and the persecution of civilian citizens from the employees of law enforcement agencies, the investigation of all cases of violence against civilian protesters and the surge Remembering the guilty, holding new, honest and transparent elections with the admission of international and independent observers and transparent votes.

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In case of failure to fulfill the requirements, Naftan’s employees threatened to stop the technological process in working workshops and industries. The strike at the oil factory will be held daily from 12:00 to 15:00. Employees of Belaruskalia announced the stop of all mining and passing complexes and departments of sylvinite enrichment factories, as well as the performance of work in auxiliary workshops.

Andrei Rybak, the head of the primary trade union organization Belaruskali, “Belkhimprofsoyuza”, told TASS that the production has not yet stopped. "Negotiations with the employer are underway, the team puts forward its requirements, which will be next, it will be visible according to the situation. Political requirements. So far, production is not stopped," he said.

Many Belarusian enterprises and companies, including Belaz, MAZ, Minsk Tractor Plant, the Minsk Electrotechnical Plant, the Belarusian Metallurgical Plant , Grodno-Azot, Keramin and others, announced the rallies and strikes .

In response to this, Alexander Lukashenko said that strikes at Belarusian enterprises are beneficial to foreign competitors and pointed out the "excessive number of" workers at the "MTZ, Maz, Belaze - everywhere." Lukashenko expressed confidence that, “if a worker is eager to demonstrate something somewhere on the square, he is not a worker,” there should not be a place for such employees at the factories. "President, government-we are all shrugging, so that in this difficult time there are at least some normal salary. Enterprises work, we provide tremendous assistance to these enterprises. So what? Knife in the back?" - Lukashenko was indignant. On Monday, he will meet with the team of the Minsk factory of wheeled tractors, which also joined the strike.