"Ditshwanelo Calls For Miners’ Bargaining Council", 4 July 2016

Ditshwanelo, a human rights organisation [in Botswana], 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...Phiri said Ditshwanelo recognises that mining is a risky business due to the use of explosives. However, the frequency of accidents at BCL raises questions about the safety standards and procedures at the facility...Several accidents have occurred recently at BCL. On June 21, 2016 a mineworker was seriously injured when an ore-containing wall fell on him. On May 29, 2016 four miners were killed and six others critically injured in an accident at the mine.