Original article by James Thomson
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 23 : 13-Oct-16

The Construction, Forestry, Mining & Energy Union has proposed compensating Queensland coal miners who have contracted black lung disease via a levy on coal output. However, BHP Billiton argues that the state’s workers’ compensation scheme is sufficient and the he levy of $A0.10 per tonne is unnecessary. Three of the resources group’s employees have contracted black lung disease, and 16 cases have been confirmed across the state’s coal mining sector since 2015.

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BHP BILLITON LIMITED – ASX BHP, CONSTRUCTION, FORESTRY, MINING AND ENERGY UNION OF AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND. DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINES