Ditshwanelo Calls For Miners� Bargaining Council

BCL miners underground
BCL miners underground

Ditshwanelo, a human rights organisation, has urged the government to establish a bargaining council to safeguard the welfare of mine workers who suffer crippling and fatal injuries at work.

Ditshwanelo Coordinator Kitso Phiri said they are concerned with the rate at which accidents occur at the BCL copper mine.

“This means that in the event of an accident occurring, accident victims would have a platform dedicated to handling and preventing similar accidents from recurring in the mines. Accident victims and their dependents would be cared for and compensated accordingly,” he said.

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