What the records say
- When
- 1983
- Kind
- Strike
- Coordinates
- 5.80° N, 55.26° W
- Description
- 1983-84 strike by bauxite miners in Suriname
Placed at the district its title names, Suriname.
1983 Suriname bauxite strike
1983-84 strike by bauxite miners in Suriname
Bauxite miners in Suriname went on general strike from December 1983 to February 1984. The strike was in protest of tax increases, following a series of murders that happened 3 years before.
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