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The HSRC Research Data Service provides a digital repository facility for the HSRC's research data in support of evidence based human and social development in South Africa and the broader region. Access to data is dependent on ethical requirements for protecting research participants, as well as on legal agreements with the owners, funders or in the case of data owned by the HSRC, the requirements of the depositors of the data. We facilitate data use by preparing comprehensive metadata and disseminating data and related documents to appropriate target audiences. Data sharing is subject to an End User License agreement. Data sets from the following projects have been curated and are available for use:
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Research data: MINE WORKERS
2015 Structural inequality still characterises work in the mining sector
The South African mining sector has traditionally been a labour-intensive sector. However, to keep abreast with global competition, there ha...
2008 Ex-mineworkers in communities: an exploratory study of livelihood strategies in mining communities for MDA's intervention in Eastern Cape, Lesotho, Swaziland and Mozambique
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Download this report2008 From formal to informal migrant labour system: the impact of the changing nature of the migrant labour system on mining communities in Lesotho and Mozambique
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Download this report2005 Estimating the impact of establishing family housing on the annual risk of HIV infection in South African mining communities
The objective of this study was to determine the HIV related epidemiologic impact of establishing family-style housing in mining communities...