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ANA reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) confirmed on Wednesday night that all mineworkers who staged a sit-in underground at the Chinese African Precious Metal Company (CAPM) in Orkney had resurfaced after their salary demands were met.
At least 69 NUM members staged an underground sit-in at No. 7 Shaft from Saturday morning, demanding the 8% salary increase that had allegedly been offered and then taken off the table, that the company should ensure that job grading be linked to positions and workers be given a living out allowance. In a statement, the NUM said that all the workers resurfaced at 6.30pm on Wednesday night after spending five days underground. The union advised that parties had agreed to an 8% salary increase backdated to 1 January 2019. Management had also agreed to effect a job grading exercise with the involvement of organised labour by not later than 30 June 2019 and a living out allowance of R900 would be paid as from 1 May 2019. Furthermore, management had undertaken to pay acting allowances to all employees who performed a job higher than their current substantive position.
- Read the full original of Siphelele Dludla’s report in the above regard at Independent News
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