South Africa: More Than 3500 Dismissed Strikers In Mines

11 years, 6 months ago - October 10, 2012

The South African Gold One announced Tuesday 9 October the dismissal of more than 1400 employees, while the small producer of uranium'' Atlatsa will separate minors 2161, after a wildcat strike that began in the first two cases October.

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.

Text by lexpress.mu

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