11 June 2016: Mauritania miners strike

11 June 2016: Mauritania miners strike

From On This Day in Working Class History by Working Class History

June 11, 2026 · 1 min

About this episode

This episode discusses the end of a miners strike in Mauritania on June 11, 2016, after negotiations with Kinross Gold Corporation resumed.

On this day, 11 June 2016 a three-week strike by miners at Tasiast in Mauritania ended after the Kinross Gold Corporation agreed to restart negotiations on a new labour agreement within 10 days. The Canadian-owned company was attempting to reduce its production costs. More information, sources and map: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/7731/tasiast-miners-strike-ends Our work is only possible because of support from you, our listeners on patreon . If you appreciate our work, please join us and access exclusive content and benefits at patreon.com/workingclasshistory . See all of our anniversaries each day, alongside sources and maps on the On This Day section of our Stories app: stories.workingclasshistory.com/date/today Browse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/date Check out our Map of historical Stories: https://map.workingclasshistory.com Check out books, posters, clothing and more in our online store, here: https://shop.workingclasshistory.com If you enjoy this podcast, make sure to check out our flagship longform podcast, Working Class History

People in this episode

Host: Working Class History

Topics covered

  • labor rights
  • mining
  • strikes
  • negotiations
  • history

Keywords

  • Mauritania
  • miners strike
  • Kinross Gold
  • labor agreement
  • Tasiast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kinross Gold Corporation

Places: Mauritania, Tasiast

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