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المقال

20 أكتوبر 2016

الكاتب:
Tanya Charles, Sonke Gender Justice, in GroundUp (South Africa)

So. Africa: NGO says Women's "invisible" labour in sustaining mining labour force in communities affected by silicosis hardly recognised

"Silicosis case: thousands of women could lose out", 20 Oct 2016

In the pending lawsuit against South Africa’s entire gold mining industry, thousands of women stand to lose out on the compensation due to the dependants of deceased miners because the care work they have done to sustain the mining labour force is invisible...South Africa’s gold mining industry has always profited from the deadly toil of black mine workers. What is seldom discussed is how they have also benefited from the unseen and undervalued parallel work of the women and children in labour-sending communities where mineworkers come from...Sonke Gender Justice is entering the second phase of research aimed at making visible the burden that rural women have had to shoulder because the industry has failed in its duty not only to prevent miners from exposure to the silica dust that causes silicosis, but also to provide adequate medical care after they have become sick...

Part of the following timelines

So. Africa: Court allows silicosis & tuberculosis class action lawsuits against gold mining companies

So. Africa: Gold mining companies to appeal silicosis & tuberculosis class action certification

Gold miner silicosis litigation (re So. Africa)