South Africa: Strike paralyzes the three largest Platinum producers

A protest that repeats to claim wage increases.

To minimize the risk of violence, the company "Impala Platinum", number two worldwide, decided to stay "for as long as necessary" activity in Rustenburg, in the North of the country.

This is where the bulk of Platinum production for the rest of the world, a hunger strike whose consequences the Union underlines:

"According to South Africa's economy, it is known that if we don't work, obviously, there will be a crisis. But remember, there is a huge offer of manpower. Workers who are underground have a very serious challenge. They don't get enough money to survive. "

The Executive Directors of the three companies said that wage demands are "unreal" and warned that the industry can embitter production losses and lose jobs.

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