Take action in the fight against TB in Southern Africa's gold mines

Even if you aren't planning to submit artwork to the They Go to Die exhibition, you can still support the fight against TB in Southern Africa's gold mines. This month, RESULTS are calling on the largest gold miner in the region, AngloGold Ashanti (AGA), to step up, take action and lead the regional response from the private sector. AGA has been a real leader within the industry in developing best practice for tackling TB, but they and the other mining companies need to do more.

You can help them by emailing AGA's Vice President for for health and safety Brian Chicksen (bchicksen@anglogoldashanti.com) and their UK company secretary Jane Kirton (jane.kirton@corpserv.co.uk) to:

• Thank them for all the work that AGA has been doing on stepping up their response to TB and Mining, including the launch of their TB control program in 2011;

• Explain that initial World Bank analysis suggests that an upfront investment from mining companies of $760 million could reap an $880 million reward;

• Call for AGA to do more to prevent TB in their mines by putting an end to single sex, hostel style housing in and around all of their mines; 

• Introduce silica dust-disseminating technology to reduce dust levels in all mines to >0.025mg per m3 as is the standard for mines in Canada and the USA; and

• Finally, ask them, as an industry leader and largest miner operating in the region, to lead this response among mining companies and to spearhead industry engagement with regional initiatives such as the Swaziland Statement and the forthcoming SADC Code of Conduct 

For more information, visit the RESULTS blog. Let us know if you get a response!

Clint Smith's "Welcome to the Mines"

Throughout They Go to Die clips are shown of Clint Smith performing his incredibly moving spoken word "Welcome to the Mines". Watch the whole thing below.

Exhibition poster