After the start of the strike on Monday, the workers’union at Guinea Bauxite Company (CBG) in Boke region, some 300 km north of Conakry, urged its members to abandon work and join the strike.
Diallo said due to the ongoing strike, activities have been paralysed in several other mining companies in the country.
According to estimates by Guinea’s mines ministry, on average, mining revenue has been accounting for 21.94 percent of the total state earnings over the last 10 years.
During a meeting in Conakry Wednesday, leaders with National Confederation of Workers had appealed for dialogue with authorities after a three-day strike, but the workers rejected the proposal and insisted on the continuation of the strike.
The workers went on strike to demand, among other issues, salary increase as well as reduction of oil prices. Enditem
Source; Xinhua
