Underground strike comes to an end but operations still at a halt at Dilokong mine
We also demand the mine's human-resource manager and the employee-relations manager to be fired. We will submit our official grievances about the two managers in due course, this matter of the managers must be handled by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration,” Mankge said.
DRIEKOP – Operations were still suspended at Dilokong Chrome ASA Metals on Wednesday morning after 500 miners, who embarked on an illegal strike as they staged a sit-in underground from Friday October 23 to Tuesday October 27, had still not returned to work.
According to Mr Phillip Mankge, the National Union of Mineworkers’ (Num) regional secretary, the union met with the mine’s board of directors and the MEC for Limpopo Department of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism, Mr Seaparo Sekoati on Tuesday for discussions.
“We want the leaders of our union who were suspended a month ago, to be returned to work with immediate effect. Also, no charges must be sanctioned against the workers who had a sit-in underground. We also demand the mine’s human-resource manager and the employee-relations manager to be fired. We will submit our official grievances about the two managers in due course, this matter of the managers must be handled by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration,” Mankge said.
The miners accused the managers of dismissing workers and targeting members and the leadership of the Num. They claimed the union’s chairman at Dilokong, Mr Musa Magagula and his secretary, Mr Lazarus Mlizani were unfairly suspended by the mangers.
