South African Miners
January 21, 2013 31 Comments
Background: Last October, South African miners went on a violent strike against employer Anglo American Platinum (Amplats). After a few months of relative calm, Amplats, the world’s largest platinum producer, announced its decision to cut  14,000 jobs and eventually sell its union mines. While the Amplats CEO claims this move will save the business and 45,000 other jobs, the unions and South African Department of Mineral Resources responded with threats of further strikes and a suspension of its mining license. Some reports’ wording implies these jobs were intentionally cut to punish miners in the same location as last October’s strikes (LEFT). Others highlight the company’s plans to rebuild and introduce jobs to the very region where violent strikes broke out (RIGHT).
S. African mine threatens closure, killing 14,000 jobs, months after huge mine worker violenceJan 15  Times Colonist “The world’s largest platinum producer said Tuesday it will close some operations, sell one mine in South Africa and cut 14,000 jobs, just months after mining strikes turned violent, killing dozens of people…Amplats saw a more than eight-week strike that crippled the giant at its operation in Rustenburg, about 100 kilometres (60 miles) northwest of Johannesburg. The company had fired 12,000 workers and then agreed to reinstate them in October, though the miners did not return to work until November. Amplats on Tuesday said that 13,000 of the jobs it wants to cut are in the Rustenburg region. Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu said Tuesday that miners and their families would be hugely affected by the cuts. She cast doubt on a plan by Anglo American Platinum to create new jobs for those cut from the workforce…” |
Anglo American Platinum takes action to create a sustainable, competitive and profitable platinum businesJan 15  politicsweb “…the Company proposes to deliver R3.8 billion of annual benefits by 2015 through cost reduction and efficiency improvements…As a result… a total of up to 14,000 jobs may be affected, 13,000 of which will be in the Rustenburg area. Anglo American Platinum will continue to take its social responsibilities seriously, particularly to its employees and surrounding communities, and proposes to provide a comprehensive package of support to any affected employees and communities. In particular, the Company will target the creation of at least 14,000 jobs – an equivalent number of jobs to those that may be affected by the restructuring. The job creation initiatives will focus on housing, infrastructure and small business development in Rustenburg and the labour-sending areas…” |
For a report on the South African Department of Mineral Resources’ press release, go here: http://allafrica.com/stories/201301160886.html
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