British ex-miners support call for full investigation of New Zealand’s Pike River disaster
The World Socialist Web Site
is publishing statements from former coal miners in the UK in support of the Pike River Families Committee, which represents 23 of the 29 families of the men who died in the 2010 Pike River coal mine disaster in New Zealand. The families are fighting to overturn the Labour Party-led government’s decision to end an underground forensic investigation of the mine. The government aims to prevent the recovery and examination of evidence that could be used in criminal prosecutions of those responsible for the disaster.
The <em>World Socialist Web Site</em> has received more statements from New Zealand, the UK, Australia, and Canada, demanding justice for the 29 men who died in the 2010 Pike River coal mine disaster.
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New Zealand has major trade ties to China and has long been touted by Beijing as a model of its relations with Western countries.
New Zealand foreign minister Nanaia Mahuta has said that the country could find itself at the heart of a storm of anger from China.
She also said that exporters expected to broaden to guarantee they could endure breaking down relations with Beijing.
âWe cannot ignore, obviously, whatâs happening in Australia with their relationship with China. And if they are close to an eye of the storm or in the eye of the storm, weâve got to legitimately ask ourselves â it may only be a matter of time before the storm gets closer to us,â British daily The Guardian quoted her as saying.
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