Saturday, October 27, 2012

South Africa: Labor unrest, strikes wind down with Amplats deal

(Reuters) - Workers have reached a deal with Anglo American Platinum to reinstate 12,000 miners sacked for an illegal strike, which could end the last big industrial action rocking South Africa's mining sector.

Months of wildcat strikes have cut production in the platinum and gold sectors, raising concerns about slowing economic growth.

"They agreed to reinstate all the dismissed workers on the provision that they return to work by Tuesday," Lesiba Seshoka, spokesman for the powerful

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