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Asbestos is a fibrous silicate mineral that became widely used in the 20th century due to its tensile strength, thermal stability, thermal resistance and electrical resistance. The World Health Organization (WHO) considers all forms of asbestos to be carcinogenic to humans.

Technological advancements are fundamentally changing the face of the mining sector. While such evolution in mining is nothing new, today’s innovations are taking hold with remarkable speed and having widespread effects on workforce demand and beyond.

Gender-based violence (GBV) is an umbrella term for any harmful act that is perpetrated against a person’s will and that is based on socially ascribed (i.e gender) differences between males and females.