[miningmx.com] – EDGAR Lungu, Zambia’s president, could accept job cuts at Glencore’s local unit, Mopani Copper Mines, provided a balance was struck, said Bloomberg News citing a government spokesman.
“As long as they’re done within the law, he is open to that,” said the president’s spokesman, Amos Chanda. “He wants a careful balance of keeping the workforce intact and also the need to keep the mines viable,” he said.
Zambia initially rejected plans by Glencore to fire about 4,300 staff after it decided to suspend production at Mopani for about 18 months.
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