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ANA reports that despite the harsh conditions, a number of women were determined to participate in the underground strike at Lanxess Chrome Mine in Rustenburg, North West for change.
One of them, Mmasabata Sehumelo, said on Monday: “It was tough. We slept on pieces of boxes on hard rocks, we were hungry and survived on water. Four people share a slice of bread whenever food is brought underground, four people shared an orange but we were determined to bring change.” The mother of four was one of 27 women who participated in the underground sit-in at the Bleskop mine. About 290 Numsa members staged an eight-day underground sit-in at Lanxess demanding that their union be recognised, and that 56 workers who had been dismissed be reinstated. They also wanted a mine captain accused of sexual harassment to be suspended and action taken against the HR manager for not taking steps against the mine captain when the matter was reported to her. The strike ended on 27 June after an agreement was reached between the union and mine management, which recognised Numsa and agreed to review the dismissals. Management also agreed that workers who participated in the strike would not be fired, but issued with warnings valid for six months.
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