NUM’s General Secretary Says Platinum Companies Hinder Bargaining

Mining Weekly reported the National Union of Mineworkers’ General-Secretary, Frans Baleni on Thursday accused platinum mining companies of undermining bargaining processes.

As quoted in the market news:

Speaking at a press conference addressing the situation at the North West mine, where ten people died since the violence started last Friday, Baleni said that the trend of undermining bargaining processes had its roots at Impala Platinum (Implats), claiming that the world’s second-largest producer had adjusted wages for certain categories of employees, leaving others out.