In January 2013, the Trade Union of Mining & Metallurgy Workers of Republic of Kazakhstan (TUMMWRK) reported that Kazakhmys, a copper mining company in Kazakhstan, is forcing TUMMWRK members to quit their union and to join the company-controlled one.
The company has also forbidden the sending of union dues directly from workers’ salaries to TUMMWRK’s account, completely paralysing the Kazakhmys branch of the union.