Officer of Gold One, which had initially suspended strikers after obtaining justice work ban the movement, "concluded that in most cases, there was insufficient mitigating factors against the sanction of dismissal, "she said in a statement. 1435 the minors concerned, out of a total of 1900 people in Ezulwini, may call until Thursday.
Illegal social conflict
Listed in Johannesburg and Sydney, Gold One is controlled by Chinese capital (Baiyin Nonferrous Metal Group and China-Africa Development Bank, etc.). Following a common process in social conflicts are considered illegal in South Africa, the group had already dismissed in June more than half of the employees of its main gold mine Modder East (east of Johannesburg) after a wildcat strike organized by a minority union. Most were rehired. The conflict killed two, depending on the direction.
South Africa is affected for two months by a wave of strikes that began so bloody platinum mine near Rustenburg Marikana (north) and then spread to all the mining and mines to gold and, to a lesser extent, chromium and carbon.