Miners at the Bulqiza chromium mine began hunger strikes after weeks of labor action over pay, safety, contracts and housing. Thirty workers took turns fasting underground; some were hospitalized. The dispute exposed the costs of mineral extraction borne by workers and their families while profits and decisions were controlled by concession-holding companies. Their demands linked immediate workplace rights to public responsibility for a resource-rich but impoverished region.
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Miners connected their strike and hunger strike to pay and workplace safety.