The 3.000 workers of the biggest metallurgy industry in Bulgaria - national pride from the communist era - have been on strike for two weeks. They are asking for better working conditions and guaranties concerning the future of the company. The factory belongs to the Indian billionaire Pramod Mittal who, according to rumours, would be trying to sell it. (Ref. 080103)
Unions denounce the non-respect of labour law dispositions, particularly instructions on safety at work. The Kremikovci factory would face materials and raw materials shortages daily, which might damage machines and which generates considerable expenses. Bulgarian workers feel discriminated in relation to their colleagues from other countries: lack of personal protection means such as inappropriate work clothing and shoes, wages that are always paid late and the non-payment of the meal allowanc
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