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In South Africa 56 former gold miners are attempting to hold the industry to account. A court has begun two weeks of hearings to determine if miners suffering from debilitating lung diseases can proceed with a class action lawsuit. They say they contracted the illness at work. Thom Pierce is a photographer who went to meet some of the sick and retired miners. He was commissioned by the Treatment Action Campaign and Sonke Gender Justice. (Photo: Xolisile Butu who is 60 years old and lives in Skhobeni in the Eastern Cape with his 86 year old mother Adelaide) (Credit: Thom Pierce - and you can find more of his images taken for the Treatment Action Campaign here: www.thompierce.com )