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In separate incidents on the same day, a staggering total of 23 mine workers were killed and 11 injured in horrific mine accidents in Pakistan’s Balochistan province on 5 May.

Today we received this Media Release from our mining industry super fund:

The CFMEU will run a television advertisement highlighting the plight of almost 200 miners from the Oaky North mine in Central Queensland, who have been locked out by multinational mining giant and

This year has been defined by many hard fought victories, while some major fights continue for the CFMEU and workers in mining and energy.

Long hours, shift work and job insecurity can all put a strain on a worker’s sense of well being and put a lot of stress on relationships, too.

Applications for the 2018 Mineworkers' Trust Scholarship awards are now open.

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Our National Research Director, Peter Colley, helps to unravel Glencore's dodgy record as revealed by the Paradise Papers:

The IndustriALL Executive Committee meeting in Colombo, Sri Lanka today endorsed a global campaign against the commodities multinational Glencore.

Our new General Secretary, Grahame Kelly, will be well known to many Members, particularly to those in the North.  Grahame grew up in Singleton in the Hunter Valley and started work in the coal min