News Formal

Catholic Church leads class action against coal mining companies

  • 📰 TheCitizen_News
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 16 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 10%
  • Publisher: 75%

South Africa News News

South Africa South Africa Latest News,South Africa South Africa Headlines

Catholic Church leads class action for lung-diseased South African coal miners against major mining firms.

The miners are represented by Richard Spoors, a lawyer who has won compensation in similar cases before.

It seeks recourse for all miners who worked for these companies since 1965 and contracted lung disease, as well as dependents of workers who died from coal dust-induced illness.South32, which was active in South Africa’s coal sector between 2015 and 2021, confirmed it was notified of the class action.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 6. in ZA

South Africa South Africa Latest News, South Africa South Africa Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Catholic Church takes on global mining companiesA roundup of news updates including what life in Ukraine really looks like and a new view on the green hydrogen debate.
Source: Moneyweb - 🏆 5. / 77 Read more »