"Over 100 mine workers killed in Pakistan this year", 1 December 2023

According to IndustriALL’s affiliates, at least a hundred workers were killed, while fifty more sustained serious injuries in accidents at coal mines in Pakistan this year.

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Mining in Pakistan is infamous for its hazardous working conditions and high incidence of workplace accidents resulting in fatalities and injuries. The situation is even more appalling in unregistered mines. This year alone, in Duki mining area, at least seventeen workers have been killed.

Safety mechanisms, mandated by the country laws, are inadequate in unregistered mines. There are no hospitals or clinics available near mining sites, which results in deaths of injured miners on their way to receive care and treatment.

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In addition to the extremely inadequate facilities and infrastructure, mine workers at unregistered mines are not provided with any training to carry out mining operations safely.