South Africa: Four Years After Marikana Killings, Lonmin Fails to Improve ‘Appalling’ Housing for Thousands of Workers

Publisher:
Amnesty International
Publication Date:
16 August 2016
Tags:
South Africa, Legal and Judicial Affairs, Mining, Urban Issues and Habitation

British platinum mining giant Lonmin Plc is still failing to deliver adequate housing for its workforce in Marikana, in spite of the resounding wake-up call it received in the wake of the killing of 34 striking mine workers in 2012, Amnesty International revealed today in a new report.

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