At least 18 coal miners died in Pakistan this May
The Pakistan Mines Labor Federation estimates that every year, 100-200 mine workers lose their lives. At least 176 miners were killed and 180 injured in different accidents last year
Fatal accidents reveal unsafe conditions in Pakistan’s coal mines
As deadly accidents continue in various coal mines in Pakistan, senior representatives of IndustriALL Global have asked the Pakistani ambassador at Geneva to take immediate steps to ensure that Pakistan ratifies and implements ILO Convention 176 on Safety and Health in Mines
Police interrupt union activities in Bangladesh
Police interrupted union meetings and stopped participants from joining them in Chittagong, where a regional committee of the IndustriALL Bangladesh Council (IBC) was supposed to be formed
Humanitarian crisis worsens amid political violence and COVID-19 in Myanmar
In addition to the ongoing direct and indirect violence, political instability, and spike in rights violations by the military forces, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is also adversely affecting the country’s populace
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