After 69 days underground, the Miners trapped in the San José mine in Chile today Began Their Journey To The Surface.
There is no doubt it's a great day for the Miners and Their Families. But as we Celebrate Their Successful and safe return, let's also take a moment Thurs Consider "some of the commentary on the safety of Chile's mines, labor rights and the Potential Dangers of an Export-Oriented Development Strategy. These are important considerations Which've Become Buried in the avalanche of news about extramarital affairs and lucrative movie deals.
"Los 33" were discovered in late August, after They HAD Already Been trapped underground for over two weeks. But in contrast to the excitable coverage of Recent weeks, a question IMPLICIT In Other commentaries has Been: How Could this have Happened in a Middle-Income Country, often congratulated for ITS development progress?
Several commentators - Including International Trade unions - have Pointed Thurs Chile's Failure to ratify International Labor Organization (ILO) Conventions is a Safety and Health in Mines, and Attention Drawn to the Consequences of inadequate Workplace Safety Standards across the country. According to the Inter Press Service, in 2009 alone Chile Had a total of 191.685 workplace accidents, Including 443 deaths.
Carmon Espinoza, head of the Chilean NGO Programa de Economia del Trabajo (Labor Economy Program) remarked in late August That job insecurities mean Miners' Logical Reasons for Pay Greater Attention to keeping Than Their Jobs to Work safety ".
The San José mine, in particular, is no stranger to Work Place Tragedy: Over a Dozen Lives Have Been Lost there in Recent Years.
Bélgica Ramírez, sister-in-law of one of the Trapped Miners, Suggested That Even if Workers did express Their Concerns, They Were ignored. "The mine was in precarious condition and They [the Miners] Always Told the bosses, But The Only Thing They cared about was the Production," she said.
In early September, a Guardian report Revealed That "The Dangers were so Well Known That locals called the ITS Miners 'the kamikazes'." Even the owners of the mine Recognised The Dangers, offering "salariés 30% Higher Than Average, a tacit Acknowledgement That the job required Extraordinary sacrifices."
Other commentators Went Further, arguing the mine collapse That Happened in spite But Not Because of Chile's Rapid Economic Growth and Reliance is an export-oriented Development Strategy.
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