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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...

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China 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...

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China 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...

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South 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...

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South 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...

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South 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...

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South 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...

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Strikers 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...

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Two 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...

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South 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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