Check your details

By entering the mineworker’s SA ID number or Industry Number you can self-check to see if the details are on the Tshiamiso Trust database and if you may be eligible to lodge a claim with the Trust.

Please note: when you enter your cell number on the system you must not include your country code, please just type in the number for example: 084 555 5555

• Using the Check Your Details tool is not part of lodging a claim but rather a way that potential claimants can check if they meet the criteria to lodge a claim.
• This tool will also help the Trust to know if there is enough information from a potentially eligible claimant to support a claim.

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Who can claim?

It is important to note that only people that meet the conditions set out in the Trust Deed will be eligible to claim compensation from the Tshiamiso Trust.

You may be eligible for compensation:

• If you worked at one of the mines listed HERE
• During the qualifying period between 12 March 1965 – 10 December 2019
• And if you got sick with silicosis or TB by doing risk work
• OR if you are the dependent (spouse or child) of such a mineworker who has passed away.

Documents you will need to lodge a claim:

• Valid proof of identification (e.g. South African ID document (ID book or card) or passport or valid foreign national identification document)
• SADC passport (if the claimant has one).
• Industry card (Makhuluskop card)
• Record of service documents – work history, including old passport with company stamps, salary slips, medical records etc.
• If a Deceased claim – a death certificate that shows the primary MEDICAL CAUSE OF DEATH, a post-mortem report or other medical information pertaining to the mineworker and proof of relationship e.g. marriage certificate. The dependent must also provide their valid identification document and the deceased’s identification document.