Compensation for ex-miners; William died waiting for compensation.Byline: Andrew Melvin A WOMAN who witnessed her husband die a painful and premature death Premature Death occurs when a living thing dies of a cause other than old age. A premature death can be the result of injury, illness, violence, suicide, poor nutrition (often stemming from low income), starvation, dehydration, or other factors. from a disease caused by years working underground is backing calls for compensation payments to be speeded up. Seventy-three-year-old William Griffiths William Griffiths may refer to:
 'məkō'nēō`sĭs), chronic disease of the lungs. - coal dust in the lungs.
The great-grandfather, who worked at the Glyncorrwg and Dyffryn pits for 23 years, was owed thousands of pounds in compensation. His wife Rita, 69, said he had waited for the cheque to arrive, but it never came. Mrs Griffiths and her daughter Janet Mein are backing calls by Plaid Cymru's candidate in the Ogmore by-election Ogmore by-election may refer to one of two parliamentary by-elections held for the British House of Commons constituency of Ogmore, in South Wales:
ALMOST pounds 12m in compensation has been paid out to ex-miners and their families in Ogmore, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the latest figures. During a visit to the Pencoed area to meet former miners yesterday, Energy Minister Brian Wilson said: "We have faced many frustrations along the way, and no doubt will face many more, but the facts demonstrate clearly that we are now making significant progress in settling what is the biggest and most complex legal claim in the history of British industry." But Plaid Cymru Parliamentary leader Elfyn Llwyd condemned the delay in payments since the High Court ruled four years ago that the Government was liable for compensation. He said: "During these past four years there is no doubt that many miners have passed away and that others in extreme frustration have settled for a small percentage of what there are rightfully owed. "The Government has in turn blamed the court for the complexity of the judgement and the lawyers for ineffectively carrying it out." He added: "The people of Wales Wales, Welsh Cymru, western peninsula and political division (principality) of Great Britain (1991 pop. 2,798,200), 8,016 sq mi (20,761 sq km), west of England; politically united with England since 1536. The capital is Cardiff. have been taken for granted Adj. 1. taken for granted - evident without proof or argument; "an axiomatic truth"; "we hold these truths to be self-evident" axiomatic, self-evident obvious - easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind; "obvious errors" by New Labour yet again, and their arrogance is breathtaking." Huw Irranca-Davies, Labour's candidate in the Ogmore by-election on February 14, said: "Today I give a personal pledge to miners and their families: I will work for justice until every compensation claim has been settled in full. "I will not rest until every penny piece due has been paid directly to the miners and their families." |
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