The authors emphasise the role of corporate social responsibility and trace this back to the Anglo American Chairman’s Fund in the 1970s. I think the roots of CSR in South African mining are much earlier and go back to the Deferred Pay Interest Fund: https
RT @mininghistory: The piece draws on the article by @animalhistorian and myself about the Deferred Pay Interest Fund run by the mining ind…
The piece draws on the article by @animalhistorian and myself about the Deferred Pay Interest Fund run by the mining industry, which is currently free to read: https://t.co/ki42405vCL
Full article: ‘Not Wholly Justified’: The Deferred Pay Interest Fund and Migrant Labour in South Africa’s Gold Mining Industry, c.1970–1990 https://t.co/yrrrhcIVyy