Beating the odds: The quest for justice by South African asbestos mining communitiesFootnote1

1. Unless otherwise indicated all archival materials cited are from the National Archives ofSouth Africa, Pretoria. The CPA Papers are documents held at the Prieska offices of The Concerned People Against Asbestos. They consist of letters, memos and minutes covering the history of the group and in particular the battle for legal compensation in the UK.

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