South Africa’s National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said it had agreed a wage deal with Sibanye Stillwater’s gold operations after months of negotiations, reported Reuters. The miner agreed to increase monthly pay for its lowest paid workers by 900 rand ($50.91), while miners, artisans and officials would get a 5.5% raise, NUM said. The one-year agreement is set to be…
Read MoreRegional reports have indicated the start of an illegal strike at the Sibanye-Stillwater Kroondal platinum mine near Driefontein, North West, South Africa, that has involved more than 450 of its employees – more than 200 underground and another 250 on surface at the K6 shaft. According to the Daily Maverick, the wildcat strike began 3 June and is reportedly over…
Read MoreThe Solidarity union and the South African workers of Sibanye-Stillwater are no longer at odds after the former accepted the miner’s most recent wage offer. According to a Reuters report, the union has now withdrawn any further labour action and has split from a group of unions negotiating together for the first time. Solidarity and three other union groups –…
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