One of the miners on hunger strike in Chiatura sewed his mouth shut

One of the miners in Chiatura sewed his mouth shut. As the strikers say, the miner resorted to the extreme form of protest due to fruitless negotiations with the management.

According to them, other miners may resort to this form of protest if the negotiations do not end with a positive result.

"The 11th miner started a hunger strike and he sewed his mouth shut today. He is not the only one and maybe others will do the same. We are waiting for the mediator's answer. The protest will not stop if the main demands are not met," said one of the miners, Tariel Mikatsadze.

The miners in Chiatura are on strike for the 11th day. They demand an increase in salary and improvement of working conditions. Some of the miners have been on hunger strike for several days.