Fernas Mining workers pause hunger strike

Fernas workers, who were dismissed from Fernas Mining—owned by AKP MP Ferhat Nasıroğlu—in the Soma district of Manisa for being members of the Independent Mine Workers Union and demanding their rights, have announced that they are pausing the hunger strike they had initiated.

In a statement released by the Fernas workers, it was stated that the decision was made following a meeting between AKP Group Chairman Abdullah Güler, DEM Party Deputy Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Sırrı Süreyya Önder, and AK Party Batman MP and owner of Fernas Mining, Ferhat Nasıroğlu. The written statement, which noted that a meeting between the workers' delegation and Fernas officials has been finalized, said, “We believe that the meeting to be held in Soma on Friday will yield a positive result.”

“WE CALL ON ALL THE PEOPLE OF ANKARA TO SEE OFF THE MINERS”

The statement, which noted that they will set off from Ankara to Soma tomorrow at 12:00 PM for the meeting with Fernas officials, included the following remarks:

"We will announce the outcome or the continuation of the resistance based on the results of the upcoming meetings. The workers' delegation will consist of the first 2 workers dismissed, 1 worker dismissed during the protests, and 2 workers who have not yet been dismissed. We call on all the people of Ankara to see off the miners from Kurtuluş Park tomorrow at 12:00 PM, and we call on all the people of Soma to welcome them in front of the Millet Bahçesi at 9:00 PM."

News Source: 12punto