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First silicosis pay-outs for miners expected by end June
R5bn settlement between claimants and six SA gold mining companies
05 February 2020 - 13:58
After years of intensive negotiations, mineworkers who have been affected by silicosis as a result of working in gold mines will at last be compensated by the companies for which they worked. The first pay-outs are expected for the end of June.
The compensation for workers suffering from occupational lung diseases is the outcome of a landmark class action which culminated in a R5bn settlement between claimants and six SA gold mining companies...
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