Good evening. A number of workers at the Moatize coal mine now run by Vulcan Minerals, a subsidiary of India's Jindal Steel and Power Limited, are lucky to be alive after a series of serious accidents over the last six weeks, as we exclusively report today.
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Workers blame fatigue for spate of serious accidents at Moatize coal mine
A spate of accidents, which have caused some serious injuries, follow the introduction of a punishing new shift pattern whereby mine workers work six eight-hour days in a row
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Jindal bought the mine from Brazilian mining giant Vale in 2022 in a cut-price deal, and has proceeded to cut costs where it can at the mine. One area where it has felt the need to cut back is in providing transport for workers.
