While the abuse of women is also a societal issue in SA, the mining industry must take responsibility for addressing the challenges, Viljoen saysNatascha Viljoen, CEO of Anglo American’s platinum business, says women don’t feel safe working underground in SA mines.
“I was not surprised by the Rio Tinto report,” Viljoen, CEO of Anglo American Platinum , said at a mining conference in Johannesburg on Wednesday. “If anybody tells me we don’t face the same challenge in SA, I would say you are naive.” “To my surprise, she feels safer with a one piece overall because she says it’s more trouble to take off the one-piece overall if anybody wants to assault her,” said Viljoen, one of the few women to be running a major mining company.
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