South Africa: Demand for better safety after nearly 1,000 miners trapped

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Published: Saturday, 24 March 2018 16:20

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Trade unions in South Africa are calling for an urgent review of safety after almost 1,000 miners were trapped underground for more than 24-hours at the Sibanye-Stillwater Beatrix gold mine in Free State.

All the 955 miners had been brought to the surface by around 6am on Friday 2 February after being stuck down the mine following a storm on the night of Wednesday 31 January that caused a power outage.

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Australia: Griffin Coal Maintenance Strike

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Published: Saturday, 24 March 2018 15:12

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we spent a year on an antiquated award and six months on strike to the day. We achieved what we set out to win which was a return to an even time roster , a return of our stolen entitlements and a reasonable rate of pay . The pay is a bit of a sore point but two out three isn't bad .

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Australia: Longest running coal dispute in WA’s history ends after 180 days

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Published: Thursday, 08 March 2018 15:41

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Longest running coal dispute in WA’s history ends after 180 days

Kazakhstan: ArcelorMittal prosecutes unions after underground protest

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Published: Monday, 26 February 2018 19:39

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ArcelorMittal filed lawsuits against two unions and a rights organization in connection with a strike at company mines in Karaganda at the end of 2017, despite previously committing to not prosecuting workers for their participation in the strike.

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Zimbabwe Women Stage Sit-In for Husbands’ Unpaid Wages February 5, 2018 Tula Connell

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Published: Monday, 19 February 2018 01:09

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Hundreds of women in western Zimbabwe who have waged a week-long sit-in at Hwange Colliery Co. Ltd. (HCCL), demanding unpaid wages for their husbands who labor in the company’s coal mines, say they are set to march to tourist-packed Victoria Falls. There, says the women’s spokesperson, Thokozile Ncube, “we will tell the world everything about the company and how our government has failed us.”

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Mine deaths lead to protest rally in Pakistan

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Published: Monday, 19 February 2018 00:50

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This January was another bloody month for coal workers with 6 workers killed [2] in three separate accidents. Unfortunately, the coal mining industry in Pakistan has a terrible industrial record [3] where workers have few rights and work long hours in unsafe conditions. Following on from the most recent deaths, mining unions held a protest rally in Quetta demanding better health and safety for all mine workers.

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Indonesia: To the families of the dismissed miners of Grasbergmine

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Published: Friday, 29 December 2017 01:30

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Dear families and miners we miners' wives and girlfriends from mining miners AG in the Women's Association Courage have learned that Freeport has fired 4,220 miners after the strike in May. It makes us angry that Freeport has at the same time given access to education and other services for the miners and their families. We mourn the families of the seven Freeport miners who were ill and died as a result of their health insurance cut by Freeport.

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Kazakhstan: strike on 8 coal mines

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Published: Wednesday, 13 December 2017 21:56

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In the Karaganda region on December 11, a strike of four coal mines began, yesterday 4 more mines joined the strike, in general, at the moment, there are 8 mines on strike! About 200-300 miners are underground.

Africa: To the striking miners of the Kusasalethu gold mine

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Published: Friday, 08 December 2017 17:06

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The dismissal of a union leader of the militant trade union AMCU, as well as the attempt to declare your strike illegal, shows very clearly how the international mining companies want to assert their interests against the miners. He has my full support and solidarity and I will do everything in my power to make your struggle known worldwide. Your struggle shows that the miners of the world must fight for a universal right to strike in every country!

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South Africa: Solidarity to the striking miners

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Published: Friday, 24 November 2017 12:37

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To the striking miners of the Kusasalethu gold mine

the dismissal of a union leader of the militant trade union AMCU, as well as the attempt to declare your strike illegal, shows very clearly how the international mining companies want to assert their interests against the miners. He has my full support and solidarity and I will do everything in my power to make your struggle known worldwide.

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