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Zenica miners protest over unpaid benefits

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2026-08-05 09:44 UTC → 2026-08-06 14:02 UTC · added removed

In mid‑July 2026, former workers of the Zenica soft‑coal mine gathered outside the company’s headquarters to demand overdue pension payments and the reinstatement of health‑insurance cards. The retirees, many of whom had seen contributions deducted for years, complained that the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina had transferred the owed funds to the tax authority but had not issued the decree needed to restore their insurance coverage. A few weeks later, in early August, about twenty current miners from the Zenica brown‑coal mine entered the Raspotočje shaft and stayed overnight. They protested months of unpaid wages, the inability to verify health‑insurance cards, and an unresolved employment status. Union leaders said the workers no longer trusted the union or authorities and demanded payment of wages, regularisation of health‑insurance documentation, and a fair transition for displaced staff. The situation shows By 5 August, the occupation entered a shift second night, with eighteen Zenica soft‑coal miners—joined by colleagues from pension‑focused demonstrations the Kakanj and Breza mines—remaining in the Raspotočje shaft. The Health Insurance Institute of the Zenica‑Doboj Canton, owed more than 175 million KM in contributions, extended the verification period for health‑insurance cards by retirees to 30 days, a broader occupation by active miners, highlighting deepening grievances over step the miners said did not address unpaid compensation May and health‑insurance access within June wages. The number of miners in the Zenica mining complex. jam fell to eleven as some were assigned to ventilation and water‑pumping tasks; no serious injuries were reported. With the mines slated for closure and equipment extraction pending, government officials have offered no concrete timetable for settling the debt or paying the wages, deepening workers’ distrust.

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