https://www.polity.org.za
Deepening Democracy through Access to Information
Home / Statements RSS ← Back
Africa|Financial|Systems
Africa|Financial|Systems
africa|financial|systems
Close

Email this article

separate emails by commas, maximum limit of 4 addresses

Sponsored by

Close

Article Enquiry

Minerals Council: Minerals Council South Africa welcomes high court judgement approving silicosis and class action settlement agreement

Close

Embed Video

Minerals Council: Minerals Council South Africa welcomes high court judgement approving silicosis and class action settlement agreement

Minerals Council: Minerals Council South Africa welcomes high court judgement approving silicosis and class action settlement agreement

26th July 2019

ARTICLE ENQUIRY      SAVE THIS ARTICLE      EMAIL THIS ARTICLE

Font size: -+

/ MEDIA STATEMENT / The content on this page is not written by Polity.org.za, but is supplied by third parties. This content does not constitute news reporting by Polity.org.za.

The Minerals Council South Africa has welcomed the judgment handed down in the Johannesburg High Court approving the settlement of the silicosis and tuberculous class action suit.

Minerals Council CEO, Roger Baxter: “The settlement agreement is a product of more than four years of engagement between the parties – not only the six settling companies and the claimants’ attorneys, but also many other entities including various levels of the South African government, other SADC governments, non-governmental organisations, among others. The Minerals Council has been an integral part of the broader process, especially in ensuring that the current compensation systems that fall under the Medical Bureau of Occupational Disease (MBOD) receive additional financial and in-kind support.

Advertisement

“The Minerals Council would like to congratulate the parties to the settlement agreement on their collaborative and problem-solving approach, knowing that it was critical that the outcome needed to consider the needs of the potential claimants and the sustainability of the industry.”

While this is an historic outcome, the next steps in the process are even more important:

Advertisement
  • Continuing to ensure that no employees contract silicosis, and the intensive programmes to identify and treat TB
  • Ensuring that the statutory compensation that has always been available to former mineworkers under the MBOD is accessible and paid timeously
  • The alignment of mineworker compensation systems
  • The implementation of the settlement trust

The Minerals Council looks forward to continuing to play a proactive and constructive role in these processes.

Issued by Minerals Council South Africa

EMAIL THIS ARTICLE      SAVE THIS ARTICLE ARTICLE ENQUIRY

To subscribe email subscriptions@creamermedia.co.za or click here
To advertise email advertising@creamermedia.co.za or click here

Comment Guidelines

 

About

Polity.org.za is a product of Creamer Media.
www.creamermedia.co.za

Other Creamer Media Products include:
Engineering News
Mining Weekly
Research Channel Africa

Read more

Subscriptions

We offer a variety of subscriptions to our Magazine, Website, PDF Reports and our photo library.

Subscriptions are available via the Creamer Media Store.

View store

Advertise

Advertising on Polity.org.za is an effective way to build and consolidate a company's profile among clients and prospective clients. Email advertising@creamermedia.co.za

View options
Free daily email newsletter Register Now