{"id":13984,"date":"2012-08-28T15:21:25","date_gmt":"2012-08-28T13:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/08\/south-africa-seeks-platinum-belt-peace-and-wage-talks\/"},"modified":"2012-08-28T15:21:25","modified_gmt":"2012-08-28T13:21:25","slug":"south-africa-seeks-platinum-belt-peace-and-wage-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-seeks-platinum-belt-peace-and-wage-talks\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa seeks platinum belt peace and wage talks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocation\">JOHANNESBURG<\/span> Aug 28 (Reuters) &#8211; South Africa is seeking a<br \/>\n&#8220;peace accord&#8221; in its embattled platinum belt to have feuding<br \/>\nunions lay down their weapons and then start wage talks for<br \/>\nending a deadly strike that has paralysed miner Lonmin<br \/>\n, the labour ministry said on Tuesday.<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The ministry said in a statement it expects to reach the<br \/>\npeace agreement on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Upon conclusion of a peace accord, the parties will start<br \/>\nengaging on the demands raised by the workers,&#8221; it said.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Labour strife returned to South Africa&#8217;s platinum sector on<br \/>\nMonday, derailing London-based Lonmin&#8217;s efforts to restart<br \/>\nmining and fanning fears of a resurgence of the violence that<br \/>\nhas killed 44 people this month.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The violence stemmed from a bloody turf war, which has been<br \/>\nspreading through the sector, between the dominant National<br \/>\nUnion of Mineworkers (NUM) and the small but militant<br \/>\nAssociation of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU).<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The labour ministry said representatives from NUM, AMCU,<br \/>\nLonmin management and other unions met on Tuesday in Rustenburg,<br \/>\na city about 120 kms (70 miles) west of Johannesburg and in the<br \/>\nheart of the country&#8217;s platinum operations.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Lonmin is the world&#8217;s third largest producer of platinum, a<br \/>\nwhite metal used in car catalytic converters and jewelry, and<br \/>\naccounts for 12 percent of global output.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It is losing about 2,500 ounces a day and its mining<br \/>\noperations have been frozen for over 2 weeks.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The strikers, who are rock driller operators, have been<br \/>\ndemanding a monthly wage of 12,500 rand ($1,500) for their tough<br \/>\nand dangerous job. The company says they get about 9,800 rand<br \/>\nwith an average monthly bonus of 1,500 rand.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JOHANNESBURG Aug 28 (Reuters) &#8211; South Africa is seeking a &#8220;peace accord&#8221; in its embattled platinum belt to have feuding unions lay down their weapons and then start wage talks for ending a deadly strike that has paralysed miner Lonmin , the labour ministry said on Tuesday. 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