A Russian construction worker in Sochi has sewn his mouth shut and gone on hunger strike in a pay protest. In a video posted on blogsochi.ru Roman Kuznetsow says he hasn't been given any wages for two months. Standing outside the media centre in the future Olympic village on Thursday, he was filmed holding up a sign in Russia calling on the company to pay him.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is gearing up to showcase the country he has led for nearly 14 years at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics in February. However the Human Rights Watch organisation claims many migrant labourers from inside Russia and from former Soviet states who are building the venues say they have been deprived of fair wages. Report by Ashley Fudge.
0 comments:
Post a Comment