New union promising voice for mine workers

The National Mine Workers’ Union will be aiming to tackle the major issues that are affecting all miners and giving them a voice, while striving for a better working environment, according to union president Sherwyn Downer.

Downer told reporters on Thursday that while the organisation is still young, it will give a voice to all categories of mining workers in the country.

“I was born in mining and I am a mining advocate and the union is part of the solution