What tremendous persuader Malema is?
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Marikana miners during strike held on Sunday. PICTURE BY:
Itumeleng Molekomme.
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I have been following this incident for the past months and nothing have ever happened. Why can’t they just give workers what they want and leave this so called crisis they are facing? The miners had gone to strike again on Sunday (09/092012) as they were been influenced by Malema to continue doing so. It so sad for them to work so hard and never been paid the way they are expected to be paid (R12 500).
According to Malema, “There must be a national strike at all the mines until Frans Baleni and the Num leadership step down with immediate effect," Malema told a packed stadium at the Gold Fields KDC West gold mine near Carletonville, where 15 000 workers are on strike.
As I’ve been looking at this issue, I guess things wouldn’t go back to normal until everything is been settled down and the two parties must come to an agreement on the terms they would have drafted to implement. The Impala Platinum Holdings [JSE: IMP] have lost lot of money due to this crisis and such could be avoided by giving the workers what they want. According to Media 24, the strike cost it R2.8bn as South Africa holds 80% of global platinum reserves and produces nearly 75% of world needs. This issue caused our Country's market value to drop. We need to stand together and pressurize the unions to settled down as this could ruin what we had built for our country.
"Lets be united and help the Miners to get what they deserve to be paid"
the miners should just be given the actual amount they for their hard work. these strikes are costing the nation in a huge way and lives are lost during the process.
ReplyDeleteTrue to that. They should give the workers what they want so that they could continue to work. This strike has already cost our South African market value to depreciate and they had lost lot of money
Deleteyou unearth riches for the rich and they refuse to give you a living wage.. all miners know this.. but striking once everymonth wont help the miners as mine workers know they are easilly replacable.., a go slow would be better more affective.
DeleteMiners should be paid what they deserve as they do all the hard work but I say that they must go on strike because they want to strike but not because someone is pushing them.If they follow someone's order who is not a miner they might face challenges in the future.
ReplyDeleteAccording to myself, I think they are being persuaded by Malema because if he wasn't there at the place they could gone back to work and/or maybe the two parties could met and resolve this issue simply.
Deletei think minrs deserve an increase becaus hy ar isking their livs fr his companies and as fo malma h should banns fom this issus bcaus h areall care abou the workers as always attcking the prsident while h should be looking a wa foward o helper he min workers
ReplyDeleteJulius for me is crazy...he jsut can't get enough.
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