Tensions Grow Within Moroccan Mining Sector
2004-11-01
Tensions are growing between Moroccan miners and mine owners at the Imini mines in Ouarzazate, over restructuring that miners believe will cut their jobs. Several miners have been arrested as well as Khouya Mohamed, a unionist and member of the Moroccan Association of Human Rights (AMDH).
The issue is expected to intensify after the local magistrate closed files dealing with the mineworkers
The issue is expected to intensify after the local magistrate closed files dealing with the mineworkers on Sunday (31 October). The magistrate's move cancelled what would have been an appeal scheduled for 11 November. According to the AMDH, the magistrate did not bother calling all the witnesses and the procedure was completed too quickly for the defence to prepare its case. (albawaba.com)
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