Resources on Mining (coal and other mining) sector
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Social dialogue needed to prevent further violence in SA mines, says ILO
01 October 2012
The ILO calls for social dialogue and a review of labour market institutions to avoid further violence in the South African mining industry
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South Africa could do more for miners, says ILO mining specialist
24 August 2012
The killings of more than 30 workers in the Marikana platinum mine have put the spotlight on working conditions in South Africa’s mining industry.
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Desk review of research on HIV/AIDS in the world of work
31 July 2012
This desk review was conducted by ILO/AIDS as part of the Inter-Agency Task Team on HIV workplace policies/programmes and private sector engagement (IATT/WPPS). It is based primarily on the research documents shared by the IATT members, covering vulnerability studies, stigma and discrimination studies, impact and cost-benefit studies.
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With the Global Jobs Pact, South African Trade Unions Place Emphasis on Re-training of Workers
01 December 2009
"We have taken the Global Jobs Pact into our South African framework response to the economic crisis and we have been working on issues to address the distressed sectors, putting an emphasis on re-training and re-skilling of workers," said Bheki Ntshalintshali, Deputy General Secretary of the Congress of South African Trade Unions, in an interview with ILO TV.