Silicosis: Mining companies point to settlement
For decades, the gold mining industry ignored health and safety standards and exposed black workers to silicosis and tuberculosis. Class action cases are still in court, with the Supreme Court…
Avoiding responsibility: the 2017 Lonmin AGM
…is no threat of silicosis. Ventilation requirements are spelt out and managed. In the crushing plants they make sure workers wear masks. If they find people who take their masks…
South Africa: Setback for Gold Miners’ Silicosis Claims
South Africa’s six biggest gold mining companies have been given leave to appeal against the court decision in May to allow mineworkers sick with silicosis and TB to bring a…
South Africa: Setback for Gold Miners' Silicosis Claims
South Africa’s six biggest gold mining companies have been given leave to appeal against the court decision in May to allow mineworkers sick with silicosis and TB to bring a…
Workers with silicosis win legal victory in South Africa
In South Africa, the struggle for justice for former gold miners suffering from silicosis has taken a step forward with a landmark judgement on 13 May, which has paved the…