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Chinese Earthquake Kills 8 Coal Miners, Bringing Recent Fatality Toll to 44
7 November 2011
China
ICEM InBrief
A 2.9-magnitude earthquake in Henan province, central China, caused a rock slide on 3 November claiming the lives of eight miners and trapping 59 others. Fourteen of the miners were rescued immediately, and 45 other trapped miners found freedom some 30 hours later on Saturday, 5 November, from 480 metres underground. This occurred at the Qianqiu colliery, operated by the large state-run Yina Coal...
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ILO Convention 176 Meeting in Peru, Importance of Implementation Underlined
10 October 2011
Peru
ICEM InBrief
A tripartite regional workshop on improving safety and health in mining was held in Lima, Peru on 26-27 September, with participation from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru and Mexico. The well-attended meeting studied ILO Convention 176 in detail, with near consensus on the importance of ratification and proper implementation. ICEM Mining Officer Glen Mpufane and Health, Safety and...
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NUM Strikes for South African Mine Safety Improvements
10 October 2011
South Africa
ICEM InBrief
Loyal to the organisation’s motto “an injury to one is an injury to all,” 10,000 members of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) marched to the Chamber of Mines in Johannesburg in early October demanding safer working conditions. Deadly mine accidents continue to take the lives of some around 100 South African miners each year. The 4 October demonstrators also used the occasion...
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Coal Mine Accidents Raise Death Toll in China’s Collieries

ICEM Holds Forum on ILO C. 176 at Safety Congress in Turkey

ICEM to Hold Mine Safety Forum in Turkey This Week

New Zealand Updates Energy, Mine Safety Regime

Three Coal Mine Accidents Kill at Least 36 in Ukraine

ICEM, ILO Conduct Mine Safety Seminar in Tbilisi, Georgia

New Zealand: ICEM Wants Bodies Recovered from Inside Deadly Pike River Mine

Mine Blast Near Pasta de Conchos Kills 14 in Mexico

Commonality of April 28: Unions Make Work Safer

Mine Safety and ILO Convention 176: A Continued Priority for the ICEM

Namibia: ICEM Conducts Second Uranium Training Programme

Pakistan Mine Blast Kills 52; ICEM Affiliate PCMLF in Strong Protest

Global Unions Target Chile for Mine Safety Overhaul

Ukrainian Mine Unions Ratify ILO Convention 176 on Mine Safety

Aftermath of NZ’s Pike River Mine Tragedy Turns Ugly


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