[miningmx.com] – IMPALA Platinum (Implats) said it welcomed government mediation in platinum industry strike talks because the sector was facing an impasse.
Speaking to BDLive, Johan Theron, head of corporate affairs for Implats, said: “We welcome the efforts from government to mediate and close the difference between the parties.
“I don’t think we’ve ever dealt with an impasse. That is what it’s been thus far,” Theron told the publication.
Planning minister, Trevor Manuel, said the current state of the labour market in South Africa did not bode well for the country.
“Cosatu is living through its own summer of discontent. AMCU [Association of Mineworkers & Construction Union] has divisions,” said Manuel.
“All that bodes poorly for the industrial relations environment, because there are too many forces who kind of want to thump their chests. The country needs a labour market that operates efficiently.”
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