None of the families spoken to have received any compensation from the Department of Labour.
Ivaldo Macamo will struggle to find work again. In May, he lost his leg in a building collapse in George that shocked the nation.
Sitoe said he has tried to work again. But after two days, the pain in his feet and back was unbearable and he had to go home. Several of the survivors who do not have valid papers told GroundUp that they are scared to speak to the police with information about what happened on the day of the collapse, because they risk being arrested and deported.
Ina Bezuidenhout, a lawyer who specialises in occupational health and safety, has been meeting the survivors. Bezuidenhout says that the employer usually plays a key role in submitting compensation claims to the Department of Labour. Elelwani Mawela, who was a health and safety officer on the site, now lives with her family in Limpopo. She described in detail how she spent two months in hospital, during which she had extensive facial surgery.
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