Morocco – under more than 400 meters underground a group of 2 miners continued their strike that started on Monday to demand better social conditions.
Dozens of workers protested at the Ighram Oosar and Ait Sidi Ahmed Oouhmd mines near the city of MRirt.
The General Union of Moroccan Workers sent a letter to the Minister of Energy and Minerals, Abdelkader Aamara, calling him to intervene urgently to save the lives of the protesters and resolve their issues.
In the letter addressed to the minister on Tuesday, May 3, 2016 the union said that more than 120 workers staged a sit-in underground tunnels 650 meters in depth in very dangerous circumstances due to heat and lack of ventilation and security to demand better work conditions having exhausted negotiations.
Hisham Bouhrorh, a media activist from the region said that there are currently 81 protesters underground demanding better work environment, especially following the death of 2 workers and injuries suffered by other miners in an accident two years ago” The activist noted that there are cases of fainting among protectors who were transported to the hospital are in deteriorating health conditions. Bouhrorh added that the families of the protesters are protesting as well in the city in order to draw attention to the issue of these protesters underground Bouhrorh said that there is a union that did not participate in the protest because they have agreed with the companys management on the workers demands, pointing out that the representatives of the protesters met during this week with representatives of the local authorities and the company without reaching an agreement because the manager had already agreed with the union representing the workers a few days ago.
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