Mining Gold and Manufacturing Ignorance: Occupational Lung Disease and the Buying and Selling of Labour in Southern Africa

by Jock McCulloch and Pavla Miller

Book Overview

This open access book charts how South Africa's gold mines have systematically suppressed evidence of hazardous work practices and the risks associated with mining.

For most of the twentieth century, South Africa was the world's largest producer of gold. Although the country enjoyed a reputation for leading the world in occupational health legislation, the mining companies developed a system of medical surveillance and workers' compensation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9811983267
• ISBN13: 9789811983269
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 459 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.3"