Anglo Must Take Blame for Sick Miners, S. Africa Group Says
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Anglo American Plc must take responsibility for former South African mineworkers suffering from a respiratory disease they contracted while working in mines the company has since sold, said lawyers representing 18 gold miners with claims against the London-based mining group.
“We hope that Anglo American will acknowledge its responsibility and do justice by compensating these miners,” Richard Meeran, who is assisting the Legal Resources Centre, a body that works with Legal Aid South Africa to provide assistance to the miners, told reporters in Johannesburg today. Anglo American has said it is not liable for the claims.