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Title:Dust, Disease and Labour at Havelock Asbestos Mine, Swaziland
Author:McCulloch, JockISNI
Year:2005
Periodical:Journal of Southern African Studies
Volume:31
Issue:2
Period:June
Pages:251-266
Language:English
Geographic term:Swaziland - Eswatini
Subjects:mining
asbestos
occupational health
Labor and Employment
Health and Nutrition
History and Exploration
Development and Technology
Economics and Trade
Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups)
External link:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03057070500109425
Abstract:The Havelock/Bulembu asbestos mine in Swaziland, which operated from 1939 until 2001, was a major employer and earner of foreign exchange. For most of its life the mine was owned and managed by the British conglomerate Turner & Newall. The miners of Havelock have recently failed in their efforts to bring a legal action in Britain against that company. Asbestos is a hazardous material and the attitude of management, the absence of trade unions or an effective regulatory authority meant that work conditions at Havelock were harsh. Using internal company correspondence and archival sources it is possible to identify the moment, four years after the mine opened, when Turner & Newall decided the health of its Swazi workforce was expendable. The article identifies the numerous ways in which T&N and its subsidiaries failed to comply with occupational health regulations in the UK, failed to warn employees of the dangers they faced, fought hard to frustrate legitimate claims for compensation, and suppressed medical evidence of risk. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract]
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