Vietnam smashes illegal coal mines<\/p>\n
HANOI (Reuter): Authorities in Vietnam's northern province of
\nQuang Ninh have destroyed 111 illegal coal mines and arrested 15
\npit owners in the past two months, a provincial official said
\nyesterday.<\/p>\n
The People's Committee official was confirming a newspaper
\nreport which also said that only 26 out of 200 illegal coal mines
\nin the province were considered safe enough for workers.<\/p>\n
Fatal accidents are not uncommon at coal and other mines in
\nVietnam, where rag-tag armies of migrant workers often toil in
\nharsh conditions for very little pay.<\/p>\n
The government periodically launches blitzes on privately run
\ncoal mines, which it says are a threat to the environment and a
\ncompetitive thorn in the side of the state-run Vietnam Coal
\nCorporation.<\/p>",
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