Turkey - Miners remain underground - June 30, 2026

A group of 24 miners remained underground on 15 June on the 26th day of a protest over unpaid wages, overtime and severance payments. The miners are some 1,200 meters underground at a coal mine operated by Özşen Madencilik in Uzunköprü, a district of Edirne province. They began a hunger strike after weeks of protest over money they say the company owes them. The workers say their wages have been paid irregularly for months and that overtime payments, severance and private pension deductions have not been transferred.

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