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Lädt ... Broke and Broken: The shameful legacy of gold mining in South Africavon Lucas Ledwaba
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. The issue is important, the attitude of government, unions and mine employers unconscionable. These essays are too slight for a book. They are often repetitive, without being re-inforcing. The book is very well produced, with photos, a nice font and fine paper. The information is up-to-the minute, with long quotes from the 2016 Nkala judgement allowing a silicosis class action suit. But the story of how silicosis issues came to be neglected - particularly after 1994 - is more confusingly presented than can be imagined. The Mine Health and Safety Council is pilloried for taking no steps for 20 years - but the member of the Council who is interviewed (at length) is not challenged on this appalling record. He is interviewed about how bad the conditions on the mines were in the 1970' and 80's. The book, for all its basic worthiness, is not a reliable source for detail. The online annals of GroundUp are a preferable point of reference for the latest information. The history is told by Elaine Katz, Jock McCullogh and Rodney Ehrlich. Why write a book if you are not going to point to a course of action? ( ) keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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In 1889 a gold rush broke out on the Witwatersrand, changing South Africa's history forever. More than 130 years later the mining industry is still one of the biggest drivers of the economy, but at the expense of those who work underground. Broke & Broken is the story of the thousands of men from South Africa and beyond its borders who paid with their lives for generations. These are men who left their homes as healthy, ambitious youngsters and returned broke, broken and bitter; victims of the shameful legacy of gold mining. The book seeks to say the names of the mineworkers who have built this country's economy, because their own stories and their own spirits need to be magnified. The precious stone they spent most of their lives digging brought no shine to their lives - only pain, tears and death. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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