South Africa became the first state to introduce compensation for silicosis as an occupational disease 1913 Mineworkers went on a strike to get management to recognise union rights The strike changed the nature of politics in South Africa and the state deemed it necessary to ensure that mining production continued at all costs 1916
Strikes costing South Africa billions South Africa saw 88 strikes in which cost the country s economy R61 billion Strikes in the mining sector accounted for 94 of all work days lost.
The most well known early labor revolt in South Africa began on March 10 1922 when white mine workers struck in a violent confrontation with the mine owners and later with government troops The strike in the rapidly expanding gold mining industry was precipitated by the owners attempts to take away the privileged position of the white miners by moving many more African
South Africa Mining Strikes The Costs To Sas South africa is a world leader in mining and mining remains the back of the countrys economy has been so since the precious metal was discovered in johannesburg around 1887 Read More The 1913 Mineworkers Strike South African History Online.
Strikes costing South Africa billions South Africa saw 88 strikes in which cost the country s economy R61 billion Strikes in the mining sector accounted for 94 of all work days lost.
18 07 2013 In an address in 2012 to the South African Association of Labour Lawyers Cosatu secretary general Zwelinzima Vavi said it was incorrect to refer to strikes as illegal There is significant confusion about the understanding of what constitutes protected as compared to unprotected strikes with the latter often being incorrectly referred to as being illegal or
18 07 2014 Effects of the Mining Strikes on the South African Economy A wave of violent wildcat strikes that erupted periodically in 2012 rooted in a turf war between AMCU and the National Union of Mineworkers cost platinum and gold producers over R16 billion that year when the current account gap was 5 2 of gross domestic product GDP Mining
24 08 2012 South Africa could do more for miners says ILO mining specialist The killings of more than 30 workers in the Marikana platinum mine have put the spotlight on working conditions in South Africa s mining industry GENEVA ILO News South Africa has taken significant steps since the end of apartheid to address working conditions in the
South Africa Mining Strikes The Costs To Sas South africa is a world leader in mining and mining remains the back of the countrys economy has been so since the precious metal was discovered in johannesburg around 1887 Read More The 1913 Mineworkers Strike South African History Online.
10 09 2012 Mineworkers marched at Lonmin s Marikana mine in South Africa on Monday Negotiations that had been set for Monday fell through JOHANNESBURG Gold Fields Ltd said the illegal strike at its KDC
10 09 2012 Striking South African miners armed with homemade spears and pangas chant slogans near the Marikana platinum mine on August 16 2012 Rising tensions at the mine exploded into grisly violence
17 08 2012 Striking mineworkers throw stones as police open fire on striking miners at the Lonmin Platinum Mine near Rustenburg South Africa Str/The Associated Press 5 of 5
Months of mining strikes in South Africa sent its economy into contraction in the first quarter and with no end in sight the outlook Commodities Report No Deal In South African Mine Strike 201466 South Africa 39s crippling strike in the platinum sector has entered its 20th week after the main mineworkers 39 union rejected a government bro .
18 07 2014 Effects of the Mining Strikes on the South African Economy A wave of violent wildcat strikes that erupted periodically in 2012 rooted in a turf war between AMCU and the National Union of Mineworkers cost platinum and gold producers over R16 billion that year when the current account gap was 5 2 of gross domestic product GDP Mining
On the day of the strike about 60 000 miners walked off their job in the Witwatershed mine The mass media reported on the decision of the AMWU to strike the Rand Daily Mail portrayed the strike as a complete failure even before it had begun The Guardian a progressive South African weekly was the only paper that supported the strike.
15 09 2012 Police in South Africa used stun grenades to disperse a gathering of hundreds of people early Saturday in the Marikana area in the latest crackdown on striking mine workers according to police.
South Africa mining union to go ahead with coal strike South Africa mining union to go ahead with coal strike Some 80 000 gold miners in South Africa one of the world s biggest producers of the precious metal have gone on strike but have significantly reduced their demand.
Months of mining strikes in South Africa sent its economy into contraction in the first quarter and with no end in sight the outlook Commodities Report No Deal In South African Mine Strike 201466 South Africa 39s crippling strike in the platinum sector has entered its 20th week after the main mineworkers 39 union rejected a government bro .
Mining is a very important economic activity in South Africa In 2009 mining contributed per cent directly and 10 per cent indirectly to the country s gross domestic product GDP sustained approximately one million jobs and created roughly billion rand in corporate tax receipts Van der Schyff 2012 131 .
18 10 2012 Mining strikes will have a large impact on South Africa s future It s exposed a gap between elected union and political leaders on one side
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