Pelders, Jodi LNelson, G2018-05-112018-05-112018-04Pelders, J.L. and Nelson, G. 2018. Living conditions of mine workers from eight mines in South Africa. Development Southern Africa, vol. 35(1): 1-180376-835X1470-3637https://doi.org/10.1080/0376835X.2018.1456909https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0376835X.2018.1456909http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10193Copyright: 2018 Government Technical Advisory Centre (GTAC). Due to copyright restrictions, the attached PDF file only contains the abstract of the full text item. For access to the full text item, please consult the publisher's website.Poor living conditions are a consequence of the history of the South African mining industry (SAMI), despite legislation having been implemented to attempt to address this challenge. This paper describes the living conditions of mine workers from eight mines in South Africa in 2014, and assesses changes made over the previous decade. Qualitative and quantitative data were collected at three platinum, two gold, one coal, one diamond, and one manganese mine in 53 interviews with mine management, 11 interviews with labour representatives, 14 focus groups with mine workers, and 875 questionnaires completed by mine workers. The use of single-sex hostels and hostel room occupancy rates has reduced, while the use of living-out allowances (LOAs) has increased. Problems included the high proportions of informal accommodation; a lack of access to water, sanitation, and electricity; and poor roads. While improvements to the living conditions in the SAMI are evident, challenges still remain.enHousingSouth African mining industryHostelsLiving-out allowancesServices and facilitiesArticlePelders, J. L., & Nelson, G. (2018). Living conditions of mine workers from eight mines in South Africa. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10193Pelders, Jodi L, and G Nelson "Living conditions of mine workers from eight mines in South Africa." (2018) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10193Pelders JL, Nelson G. Living conditions of mine workers from eight mines in South Africa. 2018; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10193.TY - Article AU - Pelders, Jodi L AU - Nelson, G AB - Poor living conditions are a consequence of the history of the South African mining industry (SAMI), despite legislation having been implemented to attempt to address this challenge. This paper describes the living conditions of mine workers from eight mines in South Africa in 2014, and assesses changes made over the previous decade. Qualitative and quantitative data were collected at three platinum, two gold, one coal, one diamond, and one manganese mine in 53 interviews with mine management, 11 interviews with labour representatives, 14 focus groups with mine workers, and 875 questionnaires completed by mine workers. The use of single-sex hostels and hostel room occupancy rates has reduced, while the use of living-out allowances (LOAs) has increased. Problems included the high proportions of informal accommodation; a lack of access to water, sanitation, and electricity; and poor roads. While improvements to the living conditions in the SAMI are evident, challenges still remain. DA - 2018-04 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Housing KW - South African mining industry KW - Hostels KW - Living-out allowances KW - Services and facilities LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2018 SM - 0376-835X SM - 1470-3637 T1 - Living conditions of mine workers from eight mines in South Africa TI - Living conditions of mine workers from eight mines in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10193 ER -