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Pakistan coal miners deaths 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

Pakistan coal miners deaths 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

Myanmar crisis 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