Killer dust: top SA mining companies face class action suit
Lawyers have accused the industry of failing to ensure measures to prevent mineworkers from contracting lung disease
24 October 2023 - 22:14
Human rights lawyers have filed a class action suit against some of South Africa’s top coal producing companies for damages suffered by employees who contracted mine coal dust lung disease...
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