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EX-MINEWORKERS OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE (OLD) GUIDE
On World TB Day, 24 March 2025, the Minerals Council South Africa’s Masoyise Health Programme launched the Ex-Mineworkers Occupational Lung Disease Guide—a resource aimed at helping ex-mineworkers understand their healthcare rights, compensation benefits, and available support for Occupational Lung Disease (OLD).
Available in English, Xhosa, Sesotho, and Portuguese, the guide was unveiled in the presence of key stakeholders, including the Mineworkers' Compensation Fund (MBOD/CCOD), the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), and representatives from member mines.
The Minerals Council and its partners recognised the challenges ex-mineworkers faced in accessing healthcare and support services after employment. To address this, they collectively developed the guide, which provided critical information on common occupational diseases and illnesses that may affect miners during and after their careers. The resource aimed to empower ex-mineworkers by ensuring they were informed and equipped to access the healthcare and compensation they were entitled to.
PARTNERS AND CONTRIBUTORS OF THE OLD GUIDE
THE EX-MINEWORKERS OLD GUIDES
The Ex-Mineworkers Occupational Lung Disease (OLD) Guide is available in English, Xhosa, Sesotho, and Portuguese. It covers a range of topics, including:
- Information about OLD.
- The different types of healthcare benefits available to you should you have an OLD.
- How to access compensation benefits.
- Support services from the Department of Health, Department of Labour, mining companies, trade unions, pension funds and other institutions.
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Select the thumbnail below to view the different language options of the flipbook.
English Version
Portuguese Version
Sesotho Version
THE EX-MINEWORKERS OLD GUIDE AUDIO CLIPS
Listen here to discover the steps you need to take to access healthcare programmes designed to protect you and your family as an ex-mineworker with Occupational Lung Disease. The guidance is available in English, Portuguese, Sesotho and Xhosa.
