In the spring of 1989, the first strike took place at Severnaya (Northern) Mine in Vorkuta, and it escalated into a hunger strike. Workers drafted demands at Vorgashorskaya Mine, now affiliated with Vorkutaugol Co., and submitted them to members of a government commission who arrived in Vorkuta. Photo: Miners inside a tunnel of Yuzhnaya (Southern) Mine.
- Categories: Human Interest, Labour, Social Issues, Economy, Business & Finance
- Location: Vorkuta, Republic of Komi, Russia
- Event date: 15.11.1989
- Date published: 07.03.2022
- Author: Alexandr Schemlyaev
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: 89-12772, 35 mm film
- Media: JPEG, 5287x3543px, 12Mb