05 Oct 2012
Estimated
12,000 miners of Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) were fired just
hours before the Union leaders and management were planning to hold
first round of talks over wage issues, South African media reported.
“Disciplinary hearings for striking Rustenburg mine employees have been completed and affected employees will be informed of the outcome of the hearings today,” it said in a statement.
Employees would have three working days to appeal. “Approximately 12 000 striking employees chose not to make representations, nor attend the hearings, and have therefore been dismissed in their absence,” Amplats said.
The labor minister Mildred Oliphant called for calm and has reiterated for conducive consultations for collective agreements, the Mail and Guardian newspaper reported.
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“Disciplinary hearings for striking Rustenburg mine employees have been completed and affected employees will be informed of the outcome of the hearings today,” it said in a statement.
Employees would have three working days to appeal. “Approximately 12 000 striking employees chose not to make representations, nor attend the hearings, and have therefore been dismissed in their absence,” Amplats said.
The labor minister Mildred Oliphant called for calm and has reiterated for conducive consultations for collective agreements, the Mail and Guardian newspaper reported.
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