{"id":830,"date":"2019-04-16T14:18:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-16T12:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mineralscouncil.org.za\/womeninmining\/?p=830"},"modified":"2025-07-16T21:47:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T19:47:25","slug":"stop-abuse-of-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mineralscouncil.org.za\/womeninmining\/about\/initiatives\/stop-abuse-of-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop Abuse of Women"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-default-font-size\">16 April 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">In this month when International Women\u2019s Day is celebrated, the Minerals Council South Africa has launched the \u201cStop abuse of women\u201d campaign to address sexual and gender-based violence and harassment on South Africa\u2019s mines and in mining and labour-sending communities. 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