Miner sews his eyes in Chiatura

A miner on strike in Chiatura has sewed his eyes. He applied this form of protest due to non-fulfilment of the strikers’ demands. The miners' protest in Chiatura has been on for the thirteenth day.

Ten strikers have been on hunger strike for several days, one of them has sewed his mouth shut. The miners demand a salary increase and revision of the new schedule by the company.

Several meetings between the strikers and company representatives ended without results.

The Public Defender and the representative of the Ministry of Health are involved in the mediation process.