First the news:
from: BBC
Some 100,000 South African gold miners are on strike for the second day of the first national stoppage in 18 years.
The strikers, members of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), are protesting about both pay and living conditions in the industry.
Management is offering pay rises of 5%-6%, but the union says this fails to take into account rising gold prices.
About 80,000 municipal workers are also on strike over pay, amid reports of clashes with police.
Talks between the municipal workers’ union, Samwu, and the South African Local Government Association are continuing despite the action. (more…)
To learn more about the working conditions of South African workers, check out links below:
Mining: The Industrialization of a Young Nation
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