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30 Jun 2015

Author:
Bench Marks Foundation, NGOPulse (So. Africa)

So. Africa: Bench Marks Foundations calls for Lonmin to establish compensation fund for widows, orphans of miners killed at Marikana

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'Farlam report raises issues about mining stability as a whole', 30 Jun 2015:The…long-awaited Farlam Commission [report], raises many serious questions relating to the mining industry as a whole, says the Bench Marks Foundation. It also shows how the Farlam Commission…failed…[to] pronounc[e]…on how Lonmin’s actions escalated the strike by changing the terminology from a labour dispute to a criminal issue and the importance of it using its links to…break the strike. John Capel, executive director for…Bench Marks Foundation…says…Lonmin are complicit…[in] serious human right abuses...“What is….worrying is that the chain of command present in mines during the massacre seems to have been glossed over…” says Capel…Lonmin needs to accept responsibility for the outcome on that fateful day…“In addition…the…company should not be allowed to evade proper material support and monetary compensation for the aggrieved parties,” says Capel. “We insist that a compensation fund be established by Lonmin to compensate the widows and orphans…based on lost wages to…families…

 

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