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BusinessLive reports that workers at Lanxess chrome mine, including 56 previously dismissed employees, were due expected to return to their posts on Monday, after a nine-day strike by the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa).
According to Numsa spokesperson Phakamile Hlubi-Majola, the reinstatement of the 56 dismissed workers and concessions on other issues sealed the deal that ended the strike on Thursday. Of the 56, 24 were fired for participating in a community protest after the company failed to live up to its promises to develop the area in line with its social and labour plans, Hlubi-Majola indicated. The rest were axed for embarking on a legal strike at the mine, she claimed. She said the 24 were reinstated immediately with no conditions, and while the rest also had their dismissals reversed, an arbitration process would rule if they were guilty of any misconduct. The deal between the mine and Numsa was brokered after mineral resources and energy minister Gwede Mantashe’s intervention. The disgruntled employees staged an underground sit-in from 19 June to protest against sexual harassment and the dismissal of Numsa members at the Rustenburg mine, among other grievances. According to the agreement signed by the parties, a mine captain accused of sexually assaulting his female subordinate would be placed on special leave pending finalisation of an investigation. The mine will also conduct investigations into allegations that three managers failed to properly deal with the sexual harassment allegations.
- Read the full original of Luyolo Mkentane’s report on the above story at BusinessLive
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