By Sherilee Lakmidas
JOHANNESBURG Aug 24 (Reuters) – World No. 1 platinum
producer Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) said on
Friday 100 workers who had refused to go underground at its
Thembelani mine in South Africa had ended their brief stay away
and returned to work.
There had been no immediate threat to production at Amplats
as the mine employs over 4,100 people, but the sector is on
tenterhooks in the wake of a violent strike at Lonmin
that saw 34 striking miners gunned down by police last week.
“All employees have now reported for work,” Amplats said in
a statement.
The company also said wage talks between management and six
representatives from among the workers had ended on a “positive”
note, without elaborating.
In another development, junior producer Royal Bafokeng
Platinum said it had received an undertaking that the
500 employees who participated in an illegal strike earlier this
week would return.
It said allegations of intimidation would be independently
investigated and appropriate action would be taken if required.
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