Unions at Chinese-owned ZiJin Bor copper mine have signed a collective agreement with a 15% wage increase. Negotiations leading up the agreement have been marked by protests. When buying the mine from the state, the Chinese company had agreed to leave the existing collective agreement in place. Instead, the employer introduced a unilateral code of conduct. The union tried several times to negotiate a new agreement, but with no response from the employer, the workers took action and launched protests and strikes. On 8 February, unions SSMS and GS RIE Nezavisnost signed a collective agreement with management with the full support of all unions present in the workplace.
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