>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2000 03:02:37 EDT >Subject: Astrakhan Workers Blocking Highway - help them now! >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >RUSSIA INFO-LIST >from International Solidarity with Workers in Russia - [EMAIL PROTECTED] >ISWoR web-site - http://members.aol.com/ISWoR/english/index.html >************************************************************ > >ASTRAKHAN WORKERS BLOCKING HIGHWAY SINCE SUNDAY > >The radical labor leader and the deputy of the State Duma Oleg >Shein with 100 hundred chemical workers have been blocking the >highway Astrakhan-Aksaraisk in southern Russia since Sunday >afternoon. They demand from the regional government to stop >the deadly contamination of the working class settlements by >the giant gas monopoly Gazprom and to provide their families >with housing in safe areas. The highway is used by the >company to ship chemical materials to its gas processing >plant. Hundreds of workers and their family members fell >victin to deadly pollution. Cancer, tuberculosis, and sulphur >poisoning are rampant in the areas ajacent to the >Astrakhan-Gasprom plant. > >At the moment dozens of trucks loaded with sulphur are >standing at the road block. So far there has been no >violence. But the Governor of Astrakhan Region Guzhin refused >to talk to the workers and there is a danger that the >authorities will use force against the protesters. Through >deputy Shein, they have asked for international support in the >form of faxes and letters to the authorities. > >President Vladimir Putin >fax (095)206-07-66 > >Governor Guzhin >���. (8512) 22-8519, 22-85-19 >E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >President's Regional Representative Valery Adrov >Tel/fax (221) 22-56-44, 22-24-55 > >Please kindly note that if you send a copy of your protest to >Deputy Shein >[EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], >fax: 007 (8512) 22-12-87, >he will be able relate it to Astrakhan workers. > >Also, please send a copy to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >*********************************************************** >If you have something you would like to distribute on Russia Info-List, or >want to help in our practical solidarity work, contact: >[EMAIL PROTECTED]< >Box R, 46 Denmark Hill, London, SE5 8RZ, England > _______________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki - Finland +358-40-7177941, fax +358-9-7591081 e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kominf.pp.fi _______________________________________________________ Kominform mailing list for general information. Subscribe/unsubscribe messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Anti-Imperialism mailing list for global anti-imperialist news. Subscribe/unsubscribe messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________________
