Mine Clamps Down on Workers After Underground Stand-Off - Reports

The Gold One Mine is reportedly stopping any miner represented by the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) from entering the mine following a three-day-long underground strike. Scrolla Africa reports that the East Modder mine operation has also sent suspension letters to 20 miners suspected of being the ringleaders of the major strike.

In the earlier stand-off at the Gauteng mine, miners who has been held underground during a dispute between the mine and the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) resurfaced safely, GroundUp reports.

Amcu claimed to be the majority union, claiming 90% of the 1,850 miners as members. They are applying for a closed shop agreement which will make them the only union on the mine. This has apparently put them at odds with the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and mine management.

Police intervened in the situation and said a case of kidnapping would be investigated.

This article originally appeared on AllAfrica

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