The workers of “Novovolynska” mine refused to descend into the mine. They demand February salary payoff. The protest was on 4 April. The head of independent workers’ union of the mine Vasyl Gura said that their enterprise has mined coal for almost 16 million hryvnias on March. The monthly salary fund is 8 million. The CEO of Volyn Coal Andriy Pylypiuk did not give the comments concerning the situation.

Besides, the workers of Chervonograd and Sosnivka mines that are in Lviv region are also without salaries. The ministry promised to pay off the salary debts by January and then to give salaries in time. Now they say the salary will be on the end of the month.