JOHANNESBURG Oct 25 (Reuters) – About 100,000 workers have
downed tools for better pay in South Africa since August. In
October around 15,000 were sacked and thousands returned to work
after threats of dismissal.
Here is a summary of the worst-hit companies:
ANGLO AMERICAN PLATINUM (Amplats)
Strike length: six weeks.
Amplats, which has sacked 12,000 wildcat strikers at its
Rustenburg mines, still has workers on strike at its Union And
Amandelbult operations, where it employees 20,500.
While the company said it was holding off on further
dismissals, it cut its full year production target and capital
expenditure plans for a second time on Thursday and said the
walkouts had sliced 138,000 ounces off output, worth $217
million at Thursday’s price.
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI
Strike length: four weeks.
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