Tuesday, September 24, 2013

South Africa: Work stoppage expected in Platinum sector in response to job cuts

Members of South Africa's Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) at Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) will stage a work stoppage to protest job cuts, AMCU President Joseph Mathunjwa said on Tuesday.

Mathunjwa said the required 48-hour notice was served to the company on Monday and the stoppage would start on Friday. Tuesday is a bank holiday in South Africa.

Amplats, the world's top platinum producer, said last month that it would cut about 4,800 jobs - laying off

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