miners

Diversity in working conditions across mining sectors in Serbia

Assessing the conditions under which miners work in Serbia cannot be summarized with a single assessment, as the state of affairs in mines varies widely. While some mines boast high investments in equipment and protective gear, others witness only cosmetic upgrades, and there are those where excavations mirror practices from the 19th century. Unions argue that even though wages, mostly above the national average albeit not universally, fail to reflect the full weight of the labor that earns the "bread…