The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) was agitated about a trend of mineworkers being trapped underground, the union said...“We call on employers to come out of their comfort zone and take the issue of health and safety seriously...We call upon the mining companies to invest more money in protecting the lives of workers than focusing more on profits...Mineworkers cannot be sacrificed for profits...We also call on mineworkers to refuse to work in dangerous conditions" said spokesperson Livhuwani Mammburu.