Gold Miners Join Lawsuit in South Africa Over Lung Disease

Five of South Africa's largest gold mining companies recently announced they will create a working group to deal with the issue of occupational lung disease. This move comes as the sector faces what could be South Africa's biggest-ever class action lawsuit. More than 25,000 miners are seeking compensation from gold mining companies, saying they failed to protect them from Silicosis, a debilitating and incurable lung disease. Back in his village in Lesotho, former miner David...

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