{"id":14132,"date":"2012-08-31T15:31:15","date_gmt":"2012-08-31T13:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/08\/update-1-gold-fields-says-12000-workers-on-wildcat-strike\/"},"modified":"2012-08-31T15:31:15","modified_gmt":"2012-08-31T13:31:15","slug":"update-1-gold-fields-says-12000-workers-on-wildcat-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/update-1-gold-fields-says-12000-workers-on-wildcat-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE 1-Gold Fields says 12,000 workers on wildcat strike"},"content":{"rendered":"

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* Says illegal strike at east section of KDC mine<\/span><\/p>\n

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* Loses 2 day and 2 night shifts so far<\/p>\n

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* AMCU says not involved in strike<\/p>\n

(Adds details, comment from AMCU)<\/p>\n

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JOHANNESBURG, Aug 31 (Reuters) – South African bullion miner
\nGold Fields said about 12,000 of its workers have been
\non a wildcat strike since Wednesday evening, the latest labour
\nunrest to hit the mining industry in Africa’s top economy.<\/p>\n

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Gold Fields said in a statement on Friday it has lost two
\nday and two night shifts at the east section of its KDC mine in
\nSouth Africa.<\/p>\n

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The world’s fourth-largest gold producer said the strike was
\nlikely due to union disagreements and it was in talks with
\nlabour to resolve it.<\/p>\n

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“Based on informal feedback from employees, the strike
\nappears to be related mainly to disagreements within organised
\nlabour and related structures on the mine, although we cannot
\nconfirm this,” it said.<\/p>\n

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A labour turf war between the established National Union of
\nMineworkers and militant newcomer, the Association of
\nMineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU), has halted production
\nat the South African operations of Lonmin Plc for about
\nthree weeks.<\/p>\n

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AMCU’s president told a separate news conference on Friday
\nthat it had no members at Gold Fields and was not involved in
\nthe strike.<\/p>\n

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Gold Fields’ KDC mine is its biggest operation in South
\nAfrica, producing 279,600 ounces in the April-June quarter.<\/p>\n

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Shares of Gold Fields were down 3.2 percent at 100.66 rand. <\/p>\n

(Reporting by David Dolan and Ed Stoddard; Editing by Jon
\nHerskovitz)<\/p>\n

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\t\t\u00a9 Thomson Reuters 2012 All rights reserved<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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