13 October 2010
The SACP takes this opportunity to congratulate and thank the rescue team that is currently busy rescuing miners in Chile who have been trapped underground for over two months. We wish all the mineworkers a good recovery and good health going forward.
There is an increased danger faced by mineworkers worldwide particularly and the working class in general at the hands of the greedy capitalists. Capital has no respect for human life but continues to place the lives of the workers at danger in pursuit of profits at all cost.
The number of fatalities in the mining sector and brutalities that workers are exposed to on a daily basis which compromises their well being is just but one example of how capitalism daily continues to fail humanity. This calls for intense workplace mobilisation to defeat capitalism and install democratic worker control of industry and a more humane system in the form of socialism.
Once more congratulations to the rescue team and all the best for the remainder of the missions. The SACP pledges to continue working together with the NUM to support it in its struggle to improve mine safety and the transformation of those workplaces.
Issued by the SACP.
Contact:
Malesela Maleka
SACP Spokesperson – 082 226 1802