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MORE than 2 000 workers at an Anglo American Platinum mine in South Africa have ended a three-day underground sit-in protest, the company said Monday. Some 2 300 members of the AMCU union began the protest at Amplats’ Dishaba mine last Friday morning, after one of their leaders was suspended.
The company said the strikers were safely brought to the surface on Sunday night.
“We will not negotiate with employees engaged in illegal activity especially behaviour and activity that endangers the lives of their fellow workers,” chief executive Chris Griffith said in a statement.
“Strong action will be taken against those who instigate this type of behaviour and activity,” he added.
An Amplats spokeswoman said on Sunday that the AMCU shop steward was suspended for breaching safety regulations.
The company said no production had been lost as a result of the industrial action.
Impromptu strikes are frequent in South Africa and are often linked to union rivalry, working conditions and wages.
The industry is still recovering from a wave of violent strikes last year, including a Lonmin strike where 34 workers were shot dead by police on a single day in August. — AFP.
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