Workers of Petro China insist on negotiation over pay

Mongolian workers of Petro China Daqing Tamsag have been on strike demanding two requirements; a salary increase and a better working environment since Saturday May 25th.

Representatives of workers and Directors of the 100 percent Chinese owned Petro China Daqing Tamsag are to sit at the negotiation table together to resolve the issues on Tuesday May 28th. So Mongolian workers have temporally suspended the strike.

Mongolian workers of Petro China Daqing Tamsag earn 350-400 thousand MNT monthly while Chinese workers are paid a higher salary. The salary issue of Chinese workers is classified as a secret profile of the company.

Mongolian workers of the company have been raising the issues of a salary increase and better working conditions since April 2012.

But the company hesitated to answer the workers and delayed the issue claiming the Chinese investors were working on the issue to resolve the problem.

The Ministry of Mining announced that workers representatives will sit at the negotiation table on Tuesday May 28th to reach a compromise.