Suriname Bauxite Miners Go on Strike

Some 500 workers in Suriname's bauxite industry went into their strike action, demanding better wages and improved benefits. The workers from US-based Kier CCC, a contractor for the Suriname Aluminium Company (Suralco), launched a strike after spurning a proposal raised by the company. They are demanding a pay rise of at least $2.00 per hour. Workers staged a protest last Thursday and Friday in front of the Suralco alumina refinery in Paranam, noting they will continue industrial actions on Monday. The workers said they only received 60% of the monies being paid to their employers by Suralco. COPYRIGHT All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of WAM News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of WAM.