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UDM says billions paid but many miners still excluded

UDM says billions paid but many miners still excluded

By GhanaSummary NewsroomSouth Africa

While mining firms have begun paying billions in compensation to former mineworkers who contracted occupational diseases, the United Democratic Movement (UDM) insists the process must go further to reach those still excluded.

Mining compensation must go further – UDM The trust manages thousands of claims for workers who contracted silicosis or tuberculosis working in gold mines between 12 March, 1965, and 10 December, 2019.

Bulelani Bobotyane says no worker must sacrifice health in silence as trust handles claims from 1965 to 2019 period.

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