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The conference was attended by over 400 delegates and the issues discussed included strategic organizing and improving services to members, including representation in conciliation and mediation, union …
This essay reviews the literature on trade unions in South Africa in the last century. It points to some of its limitations seeking to challenge narrow conceptions and worn binaries of worker resistance and trade unionism, spontaneity and organization, that still plague some histories of labor and labor unions. ... Mineworkers Union. A system ...
South African labor unions have started wage negotiations with the country's largest platinum miners as workers press for a share of the record profits generated by rallying metal prices.
South Africa's often fractious major unions jointly negotiated a deal which will see the majority of workers receiving wage increases of 6.2% in the first three years from July 2024, rising to 6 ...
AMCU, which in 2014 led the longest ever platinum mining strike in South Africa, plans to negotiate jointly with the rival National Union of Mineworkers, Gama said.
A Long and Complex History: Mining in South Africa. ... But police broke up the protest by killing 12 striking miners, establishing a conflict between mining unions and government forces that would be a feature of the sector in years to come. Apartheid and social tensions.
Trade unions the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) have expressed their dissatisfaction with the plans announced by various...
29 August, 2019 Trade unions in Africa are calling for artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) to be formalized as a way of transforming the sector, following a meeting of IndustriALL Global Union mining affiliates in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 21 and 22 August.
Since its inception in 2012, Mining Affected Communities United in Action (MACUA) has presented a formidable point of opposition against the toxic alliance between mining companies and the government in South Africa. In the movement's young history, there is a critical opportunity to evaluate to role that MACUA has played in the country's ...
South Africa's long-divided mining unions have scored a win since forging a united front against the industry's largest employer as the country's labour arbitration body has cleared them to ...
Thereafter, a detailed evaluation of the impact of trade unions, legislation, and institutions on labour market outcomes in South Africa is provided, and it is found that despite a long history ...
20 November, 2024With over 4,000 artisanal miners stranded underground at an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein, the formalization of artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) has ignited debates in South Africa. The police said they are waiting to …
South Africa's long-divided mining unions are forging a united front against the industry's largest employer as they declared a dispute over wage negotiations with Sibanye Stillwater Ltd.
South Africa's long-divided mining unions are forging a united front against the industry's largest employer as they declared a dispute over wage negotiations with Sibanye …
Mining in South Africa | Since the dawn of democracy, South Africa's mining sector has been marked by promise, perseverance, and profound transformation. As apartheid's shackles broke in 1994, so did the industry's long-standing discrimination and exploitation. In its place arose the concepts of inclusivity, sustainability, and shared prosperity, which are still …
The National Union of Metalworkers in South Africa (Numsa) has "declared war" on its sister union, the National Union of Minerworkers (NUM), and by extension, the country's biggest trade ...
ALPHABETICAL LIST OF REGISTERED TRADE UNIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA AS ON MAY 2017. Registration Nr & Date of Registration. NAME OF TRADE UNION & CONTACT DETAILS. LR2/6/2/1840. Registered on . ... Building Allied Mining and Construction Workers Union (BAMCWU) The General Secretary. Tel: (011) 833 1542 / 3 or (011) 833 8551/25 / GS …
Unions are instrumental agents of social change through advocating for transformation guided by respective workplace legislations. Due to changing dynamics, the unions in the mining sector …
The Africa Mining Vision was adopted by Heads of State at the February 2009 AU summit following the October 2008 meeting of African Ministers responsible for Mineral Resources Development. It is Africa's own response to tackling the paradox of great mineral wealth existing side by side with pervasive poverty. ... African Union Headquarters P ...
Labour relations in South Africa's mining sector are underpinned by a history of intense negotiations and sometimes, strife. The industry's labour-intensive nature makes effective labour relations not just a legal requirement, but a business necessity. ... Collective bargaining is a fundamental process in the mining sector. Unions and employers ...
SPRINGS, South Africa (AP) — Hundreds of miners who spent three days underground because of a union dispute left a gold mine in South Africa on Wednesday, mine officials and the union at the center of the standoff said.
Fine and Rustomjee posit that South Africa has been a leading global supplier of minerals and mineral products for a long time.Neingo and Tholana aver that the mining industry in South Africa directly adds about 7% to the country's gross domestic product (GDP).Also, the industry is responsible for at least R540 billion in exports each year, which is 66% of all …
South Africa's long-divided mining unions are forging a united front against the industry's largest employer as they declared a dispute over wage negotiations with Sibanye Stillwater Ltd.
South Africa's 30 years of democracy has changed the character of this country's mining industry profoundly, Minerals Council South Africa emphasised in a report that highlights the industry ...
Rivalry between the NUM and AMCU unions was partly responsible for one of South Africa's most horrific mining episodes, when 34 striking mineworkers were shot and killed by police at a platinum mine in Marikana in the North West province in 2012.
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), a superfederation, was established in 1985 due to extensive unity negotiations (Manamela, 2015).The struggle against apartheid was at its height in the 1980s, and in 1986, as the apartheid government fought desperately to hold onto power, a state of emergency was declared (Vettori, 2005). ...
South Africa's biggest labor union federation urged local shareholders, including the powerful Public Investment Corp., to oppose BHP Group Ltd.'s bid to buy Anglo American Plc.
Trade unions in South Africa represent a diverse range of workers and industries. Here are 10 types of trade unions commonly found in South Africa: National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA): NUMSA is one of the largest trade unions in South Africa, representing workers in the metal, engineering, and automotive sectors.
"For the first time in our 73-year history, we have concluded a five-year wage agreement with all of our labour unions. This . . . ensures stability and continued certainty on our fixed labour ...
Relations between organised labour and South Africa's mining industry have, it would seem on the surface, never been better. After decades of intense class conflict, rooted in the grotesque ...
