Kazakhstan and Indian workers fought for queue in tea-house on D Island at Kashagan

A fight between workers sprung up on D Island of the North-Caspian Project (Kashagan) on September 27. The incident involved 30-40 employees of North Caspian Operating Company (NCOC). One foreign worker was hospitalized after the fight. Atyrau oblast prosecutors investigated into the details of a fight between workers on D Island of the gigantic Kashagan oil field at the Caspian Sea, Interfax-Kazakhstan reports. According to the press-service of the oblast prosecutor's office, the incident between Kazakhstan and Indian workers happened during a coffee-time. "The argument happened because of the cross talk between two workers over a place in the queue in the tea-house. The workers then went back to work," the message states. Deputy prosecutor held a talk with foreign and Kazakhstan workers of KazMunaiService-Contracting and Cape. "The workers filed not claims or voiced any complaints, the prosecutor explained their rights and obligations, as well as the main clauses of the labor legislation," the press-service writes. The prosecutors noted that the said workers had been working back to back for over 5 year and there had been no arguments, disputes or fights. "On the contrary, the majority of Indian citizens and the local workers are in good friendly relations. In general, the personnel regrets of the incident," the prosecutors stressed.