Angry workers at Russia's space centre go on hunger strike in row over pay

Putin allegedly promised the workers they would receive their pay 

The contractors working on the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Amur Oblast region, are reportedly owed £3.5 million in unpaid wages

FUMING construction workers completing Vladimir Putin's newest space centre have gone on a hunger strike - claiming they have not been paid since April.

The contractors working on the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Amur Oblast region, are reportedly owed £3.5 million (271 million RUB) in unpaid wages.

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Workers completing the landmark Vostochny Cosmodrome have reportedly not been paid since April

In 2011, construction began with an expected completion date of early 2018.

But its completion has been rocked by a wave of financial disputes over unpaid wages in the last few years.

Around 100 workers initially went on strike in 2015, but Putin promised they would get their money, urging them to resume work.

Further protest were staged the following year, but nothing was done, according to reports, so now they have now adopted drastic measures for their pay.

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Putin has been the driving force behind the project, which was intended to revitalise the Russian space industry

This strike is the third time employees have refused to eat in the last three years, in protest again their maltreatment.