Workers of "Erdenes Tavantolgoi" company went on sit-down strike yesterday. The workers from Australian-invested company operating in East Tsankhi had been working under the employment agreement established with "Erdenes Tavantolgoi".
But Erdenes Tavantolgoi company informed the workers that the partner Australian company halted its operations and left Mongolia, being replaced by Chinese-invested company, so that the workers will be employed by Chinese-invested company. As asked about the matter, Head of the Labor Union of Erdenes Tavantolgoi S.Erdene said: "We go on sit-down strike because we protest against that Erdenes Tavantolgoi suspends the establishment of a cooperation agreement. We will expand into public demonstration in case of our demand not to be received."
Total of more than 130 workers are on sit-down striker.
S.Saruul
Workers of "Erdenes Tavantolgoi" company went on sit-down strike yesterday. The workers from Australian-invested company operating in East Tsankhi had been working under the employment agreement established with "Erdenes Tavantolgoi".
But Erdenes Tavantolgoi company informed the workers that the partner Australian company halted its operations and left Mongolia, being replaced by Chinese-invested company, so that the workers will be employed by Chinese-invested company. As asked about the matter, Head of the Labor Union of Erdenes Tavantolgoi S.Erdene said: "We go on sit-down strike because we protest against that Erdenes Tavantolgoi suspends the establishment of a cooperation agreement. We will expand into public demonstration in case of our demand not to be received."
Total of more than 130 workers are on sit-down striker.
S.Saruul