Journalists detained at Neman plant which plans strike

Journalists were preparing a piece about the situation at the glass plant.

Policemen detained journalists Alyaksandr Dzyanisau and Alyaksandr Khilimon at the glass plant Neman.

Alyaksandr Khilimon told to Radio Svaboda that he and his collegue wer detained when they were leaving the plant. The detention was carried out under a command of a deputy director on the regime.

The journalists are kept at the territory of the plant for more than an hour.

As charter97.org website has informed, about a thousand of workers of the glass plant “Neman” in Byaroza have sent an open letter of protest to the Belarusian government.

The address of “Neman” workers was addressed to Architecture and Construction Minister of Belarus. The collective letter was signed by about 1,000 workers of the enterprise.

Workers inform Minister Alyaksandr Selyaznyou about the critical situation at the enterprise. As it is stated in the collective letter, with a violation of the law workers of some units of the enterprise have been made to work part-time working day, without a compensation paid to them, salaries are regularly delayed, and salaries have considerably decreased, supplemental nutrition for harmful working conditions is given behind schedule, and the quality of food has decreased. Workers note that over the recent years the technologies remained the same, while production rate is regularly increased for them (the latest increase is planned for the end of 2009, by 20%).

As said by workers of Byaroza glass plant, a conflict situation is be about to happen at the plant. Many people do not see any way out, and are ready for a strike.