This is the second day of a permanent sit-in at the Eurallumina silo, 40 meters above sea level, for the workers who have been taking extreme action since yesterday. The night just passed was rainy and full of worries, ahead of the Financial Security Committee meeting scheduled for today.
"We took shelter in the tent and in the elevator shaft, it was cramped," the workers say. "The CSF will meet today, and we expect answers about the funding."
A meeting of the preparatory technical working group of the Financial Security Committee is scheduled at Mimit today to decide on Eurallumina's production continuity.
The company's assets, owned by Russia's Rusal, have been frozen for two years due to sanctions following the war in Ukraine. Until September, Rusal continued to guarantee funding for the plant, which was managed by the State Property Agency because it was a sanctioned asset.
Now, however, to ensure continuity and avert liquidation, ministerial funds are needed, but there hasn't been a response yet. Hence the workers' protest, who have climbed onto silo number three of the factory demanding an immediate solution that could avert the worst.