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In our Tuesday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since mid-morning on Monday, 8 February 2016. Source: Latest News
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Umjindi municipal strike causes a stink in Barberton
News24 reports that a strike by workers from the Umjindi local municipality in Mpumalanga has caused a stink in the historic mining town of Barberton. Source: Latest News
Cosatu fumes at Lily Mine bosses for keeping them out while allowing Amcu in
ANA reports that labour federation Cosatu in Mpumalanga claims that on Monday it was denied entry to the Lily Mine in Barberton where three workers were still trapped after a crown pillar collapsed. Source: Latest News
Worker quits his job because ‘our boss calls us baboons’
Sowetan reports that a worker at an aircraft services company, Multi Aircraft Services, has quit his job after his boss allegedly called him and his colleagues k****s and baboons. Source: Latest News
Lonmin’s Magara cautiously optimistic about wage talks with Amcu
David McKay reports that Ben Magara, CEO of platinum producer Lonmin, has declared himself “cautiously optimistic” about the prospect for a fair wage settlement when wage negotiations being in May. Source: Latest News
Clothing retailer Edcon to cut head office jobs, but less than 2,000 as reported
Bloomberg reports that Edcon Holdings, SA’s largest clothing retailer, plans to cut jobs at its Johannesburg head office as seeks to revive sales and earnings. Source: Latest News
Mining industry lacks proper leadership, says Solidarity’s Gideon du Plessis
In his presentation on Monday at the annual Mining Indaba, Gideon du Plessis, general secretary of trade union Solidarity, said local stakeholders were hampering the progress of the local mining industry through poor leadership and decision-making. Source: Latest News
Eastern Cape nurses to protest next week against ‘appalling’ working conditions
The New Age reports that Cosatu-aligned nurses in the Eastern Cape will march against “appalling” working conditions, just a day ahead of the state of the province address next week. Source: Latest News
Farmworkers’ minimum wage increase ‘means nothing’
Cape Times writes that the Department of Labour (DOL) last week announced that from next month the statutory minimum wages for farmworkers would be rising, but unions have criticised the increases, saying that a loaf of bread costs more than the increase in the daily rate. Source: Latest News
Hope renewed as trapped miners at Lily Mine communicate
News24 reports that there is renewed hope for three people trapped in a collapsed mine in Mpumalanga after the mine’s manager confirmed on Tuesday morning that communication had been received from underground. Source: Latest News