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The Mines and Work Act was a piece of legislation in South Africa, originally passed in 1911, amended in 1912 and 1926 before undergoing further changes in 1956 and 1959. This act legally established South Africa's employment "colour bar." and was enacted to establish the duties and responsibilities of workers in Mines and Works in South Africa.

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Mines and Works Act

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workers in Mines and Works in South Africa. This act (with/without/or its amendments) is sometimes referred to as the COLOUR BAR or the COLOUR BAR ACT. The...

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Immorality Act

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Immorality Act was the title of two acts of the Parliament of South Africa which prohibited, amongst other things, sexual relations between white people and people...

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Pass law

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“being taken off the streets and into housing and factories”.: 201  Pass laws were repealed in 1986. The Natives (Urban Areas) Act of 1923 deemed urban areas...

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Minister of Public Services and Procurement

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Anti-Personnel Mines Convention Implementation Act Bridges Act Canadian Arsenals Limited Divestiture Authorization Act Defence Production Act Department of...

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Mines Royal Act 1688

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Royal Mines Act 1688 (1 Will. & Mar. c. 30), sometimes referred to as the Mines Royal Act 1688, is an act of the Parliament of England. This act was partly...

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Asbestos and the law

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addition to the compensation payable under the Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Act (ODMWA) The settlement included environmentally expose victims of...

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Affirmative action

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the Mines and Works Act, the Job Reservations Act, the Native Building Workers Act, the Apprenticeship Act and the Bantu Education Act, creating and extending...

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Apartheid legislation

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Population Registration Act Repeal Act, 1991, but the racial classifications remained on the population register until 1992. Mines and Works Act, 1911 Native Building...

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Franchise and Ballot Act

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The Franchise and Ballot Act (1892) was an act of the Cape Colony Parliament, driven by Prime Minister Cecil Rhodes, which raised the property franchise...

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Economic history of South Africa

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nonwhite South African miners declined between the passage of the Mines and Works Act in 1911 and 1971, while nonwhite workers in the manufacturing industry...

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Mining industry of South Africa

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Africans were excluded from most skilled mining professions by the Mines and Works Act 1911. As of 2007, the South African mining industry employs 493,000...

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Factory Acts

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commission on the employment of children in mines and manufactures, which eventually reported in 1842 (mines) and 1843 (manufactures): two of the four commissioners...

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Asiatic Registration Act

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Registration Act of 1906, of the Transvaal Colony, was an extension of the pass laws specifically aimed at Asians (Indians and Chinese). Under the act every...

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List of National Key Points

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South Africa portal According to the South African National Key Points Act, 1980, the following is the list of all, sites of national strategic importance...

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Coalbrook mining disaster

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following the disaster, four different inquiries were launched under the Mines and Works Act of 1956, with the third one being a judicial inquest. The inquests...

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United Kingdom mines and quarries regulation in 1910

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coal and metalliferous mines. While the classes of mines regulated by the act of 1887 are the same as those regulated by the act of 1872 (i.e. mines of...

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Naval mine

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or a particular vessel type, akin to anti-infantry or anti-vehicle mines. Naval mines can be used offensively, to hamper enemy shipping movements or lock...

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History of South African citizenship

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targeting the African populations. The Mines and Works Act of 1911 prohibited blacks from organising into labour union and from striking, while simultaneously...

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Mankayi v AngloGold Ashanti

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Compensation Commissioner, awarded in terms of the Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Act, 1973 (ODIMWA). However, Mankayi also sought compensation from AngloGold...

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Mine reclamation

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mine sites have no reclamation works undertaken. The majority of mines throughout history have no stringent regulations applied. As a practice mine reclamation...

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Combe Down and Bathampton Down Mines

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of stone to support the roof. These mines were once owned by Postmaster General Ralph Allen (1694–1764). The mines contain a range of features including...

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Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal

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an additional £50,000 if required, and to construct railways to link the canal to mines, quarries and iron works. Initially work concentrated on the...

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Civil procedure in South Africa

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the gratuity or benefit paid under the Occupational Diseases and Mines and Works Act, and movable or immovable property purchased with such gratuity or...

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Forest of Dean

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region with deep coal mines, iron mines, iron and tinplate works, foundries, quarries and stone-dressing works, wood distillation works producing chemicals...

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Colorado School of Mines

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Colorado School of Mines (Mines) is a public research university in Golden, Colorado founded in 1874. The school offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees...

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Mining

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the Great, captured the gold mines of Mount Pangeo in 357 BC to fund his military campaigns. He also captured gold mines in Thrace for minting coinage...

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