Amcu and minerals council seek resolution ahead of court case
Anglo American has brought the union and council together to find common ground on returning mineworkers safely to work as lockdown eases
29 April 2020 - 17:59
The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) and the Minerals Council SA have met to try to reach an agreed position on the safe return of mineworkers, ahead of an urgent labour court case to force regulations on the industry.
Amcu launched the case to compel the department of mineral resources and energy and the chief inspector of mines to regulate the conditions and measures governing the return of hundreds of thousands of mineworkers as lockdown regulations eased for mining companies, allowing them to return to 50% of capacity...
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