2007 South Africa miners' strike
- 2007 South Africa miners' strike
The South Africa miners strike was a one day strike by the National Union of Mineworkers of South Africa over working conditions and safety in the country's mining industry. It was the first ever industry-wide miners' strike in South African history.
History
On 27 November, 2007, the National Union of Mineworkers announced that South African mineworkers would go on strike to protest unsafe working conditions.[cite web |url = http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/11/27/southafrica.minestrike.ap/ |title = First-ever industrywide strike to hit South Africa mines |accessdate = 2007-11-28 |Publisher = CNN] ]trike
On 4 December 2007, the strike impacted over 240,000 workers in 60 of the nation's mines. [cite web| url=http://africa.reuters.com/business/news/usnBAN729812.html |title = Officials meet to decide planned S.Africa mine strike |accessdate = 2007-11-27 |Publisher = Reuters] The strike was spurred on by a rise in worker fatalities from 2006 to 2007, despite a government plan in October to reduce fatalities. Between 5,000 and 30,000 people showed up to a rally in Johannesburg to protest the working conditions. ][citeweb| url=http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/12/04/africa.mining/ |title = South African miners out on strike |accessdate = 2007-12-04 |Publisher = Al Jazeera] ]Less than 5% of mineworkers came to work on that day. [citeweb| url=http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/11AF1913-30B2-42C7-8BFA-406CF0412E81.htm |title = Miners on strike over death toll |accessdate = 2007-12-04 |Publisher = CNN] ]Reaction
AngolPlat announced it had slashed yearly production goals by 9,000 ounces due to the strike. [cite web| url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKWEB004120071204 |title = Angloplat says to lose 9,000 oz due to safety strike |accessdate = 2007-12-04 |Publisher = Reuters] ]References
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