[miningmx.com] — LONMIN said on Friday there was unspecified industrial action taking place at its Marikana operations by members of the National Union of Mineworkers (Num).
“Lonmin announced today that it is currently experiencing unprotected industrial action by NUM members at the Karee operations of its Marikana operations. As a result, production at Karee has been disrupted since the night shift of Tuesday 17th May,” it said in a statement.
It did not say how much output had been affected at the platinum operations in Limpopo province but said the industrial action was the result of an internal Num dispute.
“Lonmin management has been informed by the Num Rustenburg regional office that they have suspended the leadership of the Num Karee branch, a decision which the Num Karee branch leadership is disputing and which has resulted in this industrial action,” it said.
It added that the employees had been notified in writing that their activity was “unprotected”, which means it is not legally sanctioned and could be seen as a breach of contract.
