Ukraine: Lviv miners’ salary debts to be cleared by January 20, 2016
The Ministry of energy and coal industry intends to have cleared all Lviv region miners’ salary debts by January 20.
The Ministry of energy and coal industry intends to have cleared all Lviv region miners’ salary debts by January 20.
In 2015 Ukraine mined 39.75 million tons of power-generating and coking coal, down 1.6 times YoY.
On January 11, Lviv region miners from Stepnaya mine resumed their strike demanding to be paid their salary.
Cave-in of the mining roof at the Lviv-Volyn coal basin took the life of 2 miners.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has prolonged the anthracite coal exports licensing for 2016.
The state enterprise Ugol Ukrainy (Coal of Ukraine) has provided 20 million UAH to clear salary debts to Lviv region miners.
The Ministry of energy and coal industry will provide 70 million UAH to clear salary debts to the state miners.
In November 2015 Kiev consumed 39.4 million tons of coal, up by 12.8% MoM, but down by 21.1% YoY.