Africa-Press – Mozambique. About 200 workers at Nsimbi Mining Services, a company subcontracted by the Indian company Vulcan, which operates the gigantic open-cast coal mine in Moatize district, in the central Mozambican province of Tete, have been on strike since Monday in order to demand payment of three months of wage arrears.
The workers are threatening to remain on the premises where the company’s offices are located until their wages are paid.
This is the second time that these workers have halted their activities in order to demand their wages. According to the workers, cited by the independent daily “O País”, the company did not pay wages for the months of February, March and April.
“The company had promised to make the payments last month, but it did not happen. Now they are cancelling their explanations”, a source said.
The workers claim that the strike will only end when the company pays its debt. They threaten to camp out on the company’s premises until the strike is over.
A team from the general labor inspectorate, together with the police, was on the ground to mediate the situation and calm the strikers, but the strike did not stop.
At the moment, Nsimbi Mining Services is not operating and has been paralyzed for about two months. According to a source close to the company, the company will not close its doors but is waiting for the acquisition of new equipment.
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