Ukrainian railway workers at a rally in Kiev demanded an increase in wages

Workers of railway transport of Ukraine began a protest near the Ministry of infrastructure of the country, demanding a pay rise 3 times and improve labor rules.
according to police, in a demonstration attended by about 300 people. Activists of the event holding national flags of Ukraine, flags of the trade unions of railwaymen of Ukraine, as well as posters, reports RIA " Novosti ".
According to the head of the free trade Union of locomotive depot "Kremenchug" Sergey Moskalets, Activists events require to "stop the experiments with the railroad, to prevent the privatization of" Ukrzaliznytsia ", and also to increase the salaries of employees of the enterprise "." Our requirements are as follows. First, to increase wages in the " uz " not less than 3 times due to the proper organization of labor and financial discipline in the enterprise ", Greg said Moskalets, a speech at the rally. According to his statement, the protesters also demand to reallocate More than 50% of the shares, all the railroad, whereas those who worked on the railroad and is currently retired. He has supplemented his words by the fact that railway workers are required to Supplement the salary due to the difficult working conditions associated with working on outdated transport." We also demand from the Ministry of infrastructure and the Ministry of health to revise the rules for the passage of periodic medical examinations and simplification of methods of their realization ", - the added Moskalets. The protesters came by the Commissioner of the Ministry, who made the initiative to meet the action group and to discuss all requirements." We agree to meet with the initiative group at the present time, to talk to them. The issues are, they need to solve, " ? said the Director of the Department of state policy in the sphere of railway transport of the Ministry of infrastructure Oleksandr Fedorenko. However, in July, the Ukrainian Minister of infrastructure Vladimir Omelian said that roads, Railways, sea ports of Ukraine is worn almost 100%. Remember also that in October of last year about the indefinite hunger strike outside the administration Poroshenko said Ukrainian miners.


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