The Post reports that workers at Mopani Copper Mines have secured a 15% wage increase in negotiations led by the Mineworkers Union of Zambia. The dangerous nature of much of the work carried out in Zambia's mines was highlighted by another terrible accident at the plant, with two workers fighting for their lives in a local hospital.
Reuters report that the District Commissioner commented that the rate of accidents at Mopani was 'alarming' and said management needed to improve safety standards. "This accident comes barely a few days after an incident where a mine worker was suffocated by gas and he is also still in hospital and the contamination of water by the same company."
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I am sorry to have to report that the two miners injured in the blast at Mopani have both died. May they rest in peace. http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssIndustryMaterialsUtilitiesNews/idUSL2343569120080123
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