ANA reports that the unprotected strike at Harmony Gold’s Kusasalethu mine near Carletonville came to an end on Friday.  This followed discussions between senior management of Harmony and the senior leadership of the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu).  

Production came to a halt on Thursday, as a result of the industrial action, as no workers reported for the day shift.  This was apparently in response to the suspension of the Amcu branch leaders, who had encouraged an illegal go-slow at the mine on Wednesday in which only 25% of the workforce reported for work.  Wednesday’s go-slow was in reaction to disciplinary procedures taken by the company against 40 employees following an illegal sit-in at Kusasalethu in January this year.

• Read this report in full at The Citizen
• See too, Kusasalethu strike ends, at Mining Weekly

Get other news reports at the SA Labour News home page