Kumba Iron Ore Limited
Kumba Iron Ore Limited
South African-based iron ore producer, member of the Anglo American plc group
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Less than 300 workers from Sishen, in the Northern Cape, are demanding a R15,000 increase in monthly salaries for all of the company’s employees. The mine employs about 12,700 workers.
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The strike, which began Oct 3, has previously affected only a small section of the openpit mine. The 300 strikers represent a small proportion of the total 12,700 Sishen workforce.
Kumba, a member of the Anglo American group, says it still has no clear expression on what the strikers are demanding.
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The company says the employees are not represented by any of the recognised unions and their exact demands are not clear.
The action is limited to one area within the huge opencast mine, leaving most of the operation unaffected.
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