On April 12, Chinese workers staged a protest in Komsomolsk-on-Amur. About 200 workers walked through the city streets carrying posters requesting help addressed to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Rosneft Chairman Igor Sechin. The authorities of the Khabarovsk region reported this He objects Rank Employees of the company that participated in the modernization of the Komsomolsk oil refinery. Thus, they wanted to draw attention to the delay in salaries. The mayor of Komsomolsk and the director of the oil refinery entered into a dialogue with the workers. No arrests were reported.
On April 13, Chinese workers continued to protest. how I mentioned Telegram channel “Caution and News” Dozens of people lined up in the morning near the entrance gates of the Komsomolsk oil refinery. Riot police closed the roads near the factory, but again no arrests were made. In the afternoon, workers from the People’s Republic of China returned to their closed city for lunch. Later, riot police also cordoned off the entrance. An eyewitness told Barqa channel: “Now they are not allowing people to enter, everything is cordoned off. As I understand it, we strongly advise them not to leave the city.”
The workers protested after their contracts with their employers were terminated. The Komsomolsk Oil Refinery is part of Rosneft. Petro-Hehua built the plant. Recently, a contract with a Chinese contractor was terminated due to non-compliance with deadlines and poor quality of work. He said government Khabarovsk Territory. According to officials, workers from the People’s Republic of China demanded to reconnect with Petro-Hehua and organize a meeting for them with the company’s management, but the Petro-Hehua manager stated that he was not in Russia and could not meet with the team.
Petro-Hehua did not pay employees’ salaries. Now they cannot return home. The Komsomolsk refinery stated that it paid for all of the Chinese contractor’s work until the contract was terminated. Why this money did not reach Petro-Hehwa workers at the refinery is unknown. However, the employer not only did not pay the employees, but also did not organize their return to their home country. “The regional government is ready to help them return to their homeland, but the employer must initiate this process. So far there is no official company position on this issue.” male Authorities of the Khabarovsk Territory.
Petro-Hehwa employees who worked at the Komsomolsk refinery in 2021 have already protested. They arranged kiss series sharesClaiming that they are owed wages for several months and will not be returned to their homes. Petro Hijoa, in turn, said that salaries detained Subcontractors and that the demonstrations were attended by those employees who hanging From work due to violations. The company added that it was not possible to return the workers to China at that moment due to Covid restrictions. Chinese They were not punished For street work, and by the end of 2021 they will remain so It has been sent house.