Bloomberg reports that Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) has offered to raise workers’ basic pay by 7% in a deal yet to be ratified by the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu).  

This was said on Tuesday by another union involved, namely the United Association of SA (Uasa), which has put the offer to its own members.  Apparently Amcu, which is the biggest union in the platinum sector, has agreed to the offer spanning 2016-18 and will need approval by its members.  Last week, Amcu said it was close to finalising a new deal with the three largest producers, namely Amplats, Impala Platinum and Lonmin.  The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), the second-largest labor group at Amplats, is also still consulting members on the deal.

• Read this report by Paul Burkhardt in full at Bloomberg

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