AHI says strike poses a national threat

[miningmx.com] – THE Afrikaanse Handelsinstituut (AHI) said the platinum strike which has stopped operations for more than twenty weeks should be considered a threat to national security and the economy.

In an article by Sapa, the institute said: “If the strike in the platinum sector is not resolved soon, government has little option but to declare it as an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and economy of South Africa”.

To resolve the impasse, local government should, with the assistance of National Treasury, improve the living conditions of miners and provide decent housing, said AHI.

“Such an undertaking by government together with the latest mining companies’ wage offers provides a firm basis not only for miners to return to work, but for the raising of living standards so sorely needed,” it said.

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