HRW Presses Zambia to Protect Workers In Chinese Owned Copper Mines
Human Rights Watch says Zambia’s president must ensure workers in the country’s Chinese-owned cooper mines are not subjected to unsafe conditions. The rights group says President Michael Sata has...
View ArticleChina Defends its Practices in Zambia’s Copper Mines
China has defended its labor practices at copper mines in Zambia and disputes a report by Human Rights Watch that criticizes safety in mines owned and operated by China. In Beijing, a foreign ministry...
View ArticleChina Defends its Practices in Zambia’s Copper Mines
China has defended its labor practices at copper mines in Zambia and disputes a report by Human Rights Watch that criticizes safety in mines owned and operated by China. In Beijing, a foreign ministry...
View ArticleSouth Africa’s Zuma Dismisses Nationalization of Mines
South African President Jacob Zuma has reiterated his government's stance that the country's valuable mining industry will not be nationalized. President Zuma told a business gathering in Cape Town...
View ArticleSouth Africa Miners Accuse Police of Brutality
Thousands of striking miners returned Wednesday to a mine where South African police opened fire on workers last month, killing 34 people. An estimated 3,000 marchers, some carrying sticks, accused...
View ArticleSouth Africa Miners, Lonmin Reach ‘Peace’ Deal Rejected by Key Players
Lonmin platinum company and South Africa's main labor unions have reached a “peace” deal, after police in August killed 34 workers during a protest by striking miners. However, a key union and some...
View ArticleSouth Africa Police Fire Bullets, Tear Gas at Mine Gathering
South African police fired tear gas, rubber bullets and stun grenades to disperse protesters near a mine owned by the world's top platinum producer. The unrest Wednesday in Rustenburg, at a mine owned...
View ArticleStrikers Say Police Kill Another Miner in S.Africa
Witnesses say a South African mineworker has died after police used rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse a protest in the northwestern town of Rustenburg. Activists and fellow miners said the worker...
View ArticleTwo Strikers Shot Dead At South African Coal Mine
Two workers have been shot dead by mine security at a South African coal mine where protesters gathered to demand higher wages. Police said the two were shot Wednesday, at a mine run by Forbes Coal...
View ArticleSouth African Platinum Miners End Strike
Striking miners in South Africa have returned to work at Anglo American Platinum, after a two-month work stoppage that crippled operations at the world's top platinum producer. The company said...
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