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Shooting your employees?

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Shooting your employees?
Profile pic. Should you be interested. Lakhsen, on the right, lost touch with him.
Mohammed, on the left, I'm still in touch with. He's now living in Agadez, Niger. More focused on his animals now as tourism has dried up. Is active with a co-op promoting local goods, leather work and bijouterie, into Europe. 
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Opposition politicians lambast the Lusaka government�s timidity after Chinese managers shoot Zambian mine workers

Mayhem broke out on 15 October at the Collum Coal Mine in southern Zambia after Chinese owners shot workers protesting over dangerous and difficult working conditions. The workers were demanding higher salaries and an explanation as to why they had not been paid for two months. The tense relations between Chinese managers and Zambian workers is a critical issue ahead of 2011 national elections.

Asian investments are an emotive issue in Zambia. Chinese mine managers have clashed with protesting workers several times before. India�s Vedanta Resources has also come under fire from civic groups for refusing to renegotiate its low royalty and tax obligations when world copper and cobalt prices soared.

Opposition leader Michael Sata accused Chinese companies of gross exploitation of Zambian workers at the last election, and delighted in goading Beijing�s ambassador to Lusaka into some very undiplomatic utterances. Within hours of the shooting, Sata sprung into action again, having earlier softened his rhetoric (AAC Vol 3 No 4).


OUCH!

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dairyflat2010-10-27 23:27:48
Profile pic. Should you be interested. Lakhsen, on the right, lost touch with him.
Mohammed, on the left, I'm still in touch with. He's now living in Agadez, Niger. More focused on his animals now as tourism has dried up. Is active with a co-op promoting local goods, leather work and bijouterie, into Europe. 
20/5/20

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dairyflat wrote:
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<h2>Opposition politicians lambast the Lusaka government�s timidity after Chinese managers shoot Zambian mine workers</h2>

     

Mayhem broke out on 15 October at the Collum Coal Mine in
southern Zambia after Chinese owners shot workers protesting over
dangerous and difficult working conditions. The workers were demanding
higher salaries and an explanation as to why they had not been paid for
two months. The tense relations between Chinese managers and Zambian
workers is a critical issue ahead of 2011 national elections.



Asian investments are an emotive issue in Zambia. Chinese mine
managers have clashed with protesting workers several times before. India�s
Vedanta Resources has also come under fire from civic groups for
refusing to renegotiate its low royalty and tax obligations when world
copper and cobalt prices soared.



Opposition leader Michael Sata accused
Chinese companies of gross exploitation of Zambian workers at the last
election, and delighted in goading Beijing�s ambassador to Lusaka into
some very undiplomatic utterances. Within hours of the shooting, Sata
sprung into action again, having earlier softened his rhetoric (AAC Vol 3
No 4).


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With all your politidal threads, and to be fair, most people don't care, and the one that do have never heard of the places you mention. Perhaps being a missionary is your calling.

If you are old and wise you were probably young and stupid

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Peter Jackson shoots his employees.

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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Not if they had a collective agreement.

"Phoenix till they lose"

Posting 97% bollox, 8% lies and 3.658% genuine opinion. 

Genuine opinion: FTFFA

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Fair game I say.

Bloody left-wing workers.

































Kidding.
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chocnut wrote:
Peter Jackson shoots his employees.


Ah, no, once the legislation passes they will be contractors.
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Leggy wrote:

With all your politidal threads, and to be fair, most people don't care, and the one that do have never heard of the places you mention. Perhaps being a missionary is your calling.


Missionary? I could spread the gospel of Phoenix to the heathen masses.... 

You almost sound surprised that places exist outside of your own backyard...
Profile pic. Should you be interested. Lakhsen, on the right, lost touch with him.
Mohammed, on the left, I'm still in touch with. He's now living in Agadez, Niger. More focused on his animals now as tourism has dried up. Is active with a co-op promoting local goods, leather work and bijouterie, into Europe. 
20/5/20

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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
dairyflat wrote:

Leggy wrote:
With all your politidal threads, and to be fair, most people don't care, and the one that do have never heard of the places you mention. Perhaps being a missionary is your calling.
Missionary? I could spread the gospel of Phoenix to the heathen masses....� You almost sound surprised that places exist outside of your own backyard...


I was talking about others, I am with you as have travelled a lot.

If you are old and wise you were probably young and stupid

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Leggy wrote:
dairyflat wrote:

Leggy wrote:
With all your politidal threads, and to be fair, most people don't care, and the one that do have never heard of the places you mention. Perhaps being a missionary is your calling.
Missionary? I could spread the gospel of Phoenix to the heathen masses....  You almost sound surprised that places exist outside of your own backyard...


I was talking about others, I am with you as have travelled a lot.

Can you really speak for others? I find the political threads interesting.
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