Wages and working conditions at the Combine are set by the collective agreement between the Combine and the trade unions of its labour collective. The present agreement runs from 01-01-2025 to 31-12-2027.
Trade unions
- Miners' trade union of the Sary-Bulak Antimony Works, secretary Yuri Mishchenko
- Union committee of the Sary-Bulak Antimony Works, chair Gulmira Ismailova
- Union committee of the Chatkal Chemical Smelting Complex
Wages
Since the agreement that ended the miners' strike of 1998, part of every wage has been paid in US dollars. Under the present agreement, 40 per cent of the basic wage is paid in US dollars at the official rate of the Bank of Irad and 60 per cent in som. The average wage at the Combine in 2025 was 6,900 som a month.
| Post | Basic wage, som a month |
|---|---|
| Surface worker | 4,200 |
| Crusher or flotation operator | 5,600 |
| Heavy truck driver | 6,300 |
| Laboratory chemist | 6,200 |
| Furnace operator | 6,600 |
| Underground miner | 7,400 |
| Underground electrician or fitter | 7,600 |
| Underground shift foreman | 9,800 |
| Mining or metallurgical engineer | 10,500 |
Allowances and benefits
- Underground allowance of 25 per cent and hot-shop allowance of 15 per cent of the basic wage
- Long-service allowance of 1 per cent of the basic wage for each year of service, up to 20 per cent
- 36 days of annual leave for underground workers and 28 days for others
- Company housing at Rudnik and the Chatkal settlement, company buses, and an annual medical examination
- A payment to the family of a worker who dies at work equal to five years' wages, and support with the education of the children
Posts in the first stage of the Restart Programme are paid on this scale, with written contracts.