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Cosatu welcomes R5 billion agreement in Silicosis saga Cosatu says it will soon begin a process of identifying the victims of silicosis and pulmonary tuberculosis to determine the extent of their claims against the gold mining companies.

Cosatu says it will soon begin a process of identifying the victims ofThe labour federation says while theThe High Court in Johannesburg approved the settlement agreement on Friday.

“The minerals council has welcomed the judgement. It’s not only been a hugely important judgement and settlement in terms of the content and nature of the agreement that has now been approved. But it has been important in the way in which the parties have reached this agreement in a collaborative and problem solving approach. And the way in which they considered the needs of the potential claimants,” says Russells.

 

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