In November 2013, Bench Marks Foundation of South Africa issued a report accusing ArcelorMittal of showing "little respect for the health and wellbeing of communities surrounding its operations, nor for...workers"... Bench Marks stated, "the company has ignored a court order to hand over its environmental master plan as well as details pertaining to its Vaal disposal site...where it illegally dumped hazardous waste in 2007..." ...Besides pollution, the report also raised concerns about worker health & safety, other labour rights, and further community impacts of the firm's environmental and labour practices... The company issued a response to Bench Marks, with sections on "Background on Interaction with VEJA", "Pollution under control", "Safety is our priority", "Bursaries" and "Stakeholder Engagement"... [Links to full report, media coverage and full company response provided.]