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The Citizen reports that steel manufacturing company Macsteel has confirmed that employees returned to work on Thursday, following a protest launched by the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) earlier in the week.
Numsa had demanded that 99 retrenched workers should be reinstated, and vowed to organise a nationwide picket from Monday. On Tuesday, Macsteel had indicated it could not compromise on reinstating the retrenched workers, explaining that the company needed “to focus on the future to protect the jobs that remain”. However on Thursday, Macsteel said in a statement that “the impasse between unionised and non-unionised workers is resolved”. The company confirmed that it had reached “a mutual consensus” with Numsa late on Wednesday. “Macsteel regrets the need for these retrenchments but remains committed to adapting to changing economic conditions and protecting remaining jobs,” it said.
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