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*NUM Press Statement, 17 August 2016**NUM members to march at Kalgold mine*The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) members at Harmony Gold‘s Kalgold operation at Mafikeng in the Northwest province will embark on a march tomorrow (18 August 2016) to hand over a memorandum of their grievances.Date : 18 August 2016Time : 6 amVenue: Harmony Kalgold Mine in Mafikeng*The NUM is demanding the following:**1. Polygraph Test*• We demand that the company to stop the issue of polygraph test withimmediate effect on our members and new recruits, and employees who weresupposed to be recruited and qualify as per the recruitment policy must berecruited. We are aware that behind this polygraphtest Ramosiako Montshonyane is involved.• This polygraph is used as a tool to dismiss the black workers as are theonly workers who are failing the polygraph test*2. Portable skills training*• This matter is a long outstanding matter that must be implemented as perthe agreements, workers who are entitled to benefit are not benefitingbecause they are dismissed on daily basis*3. Housing*• As Kalgold employees we must be treated as other Harmony employees inother operations who benefited on Housing schemes, which are available• In 2012 we were promised solar panels as Kalgold employees and werejected that proposal because we want houses.• The Kalgold General Manager Joe Mosupyoe when employees raised the issueof housing responded by saying Kalgold workers are not entitled to havehouses*4. Dust*• We demand that the company do something with the dust that is all overthe crushers in our operation.*5. Contractors Disciplinary Code*• We demand that all contractors be disciplined according to Harmonydisciplinary code as the company is the main employer.*6. Racism*• It is only black employees who fail polygraph test and whites pass it.This must stop.• Anonymous email from Jerome alleging that certain foreman’s andcontractor are involved in theft cases and were never sent for polygraphtest• Black contractors were subjected to undergo polygraph test withoutbeing suspected of theft and the contracts of the contractors areterminated by the employer*7. Nepotism*• We are aware that Kalgold management is practising nepotism by recruitingGeneral Manager’s cousin Piet Superintended without even declaring*8. Production*• As NUM we raised a concern to the company through Phillip Tobias aboutthe production and also raised that Ore reserve manager is not performingand nothing is said by Harmony Management because it is the white manager .Our operation only performs when there is intervention from otheroperations.*9. Rejection of sick notes*• There are new tendencies by the supervisors or foreman's to reject thesick notes, even the company's doctors sick notes*10. Safety and Security of workers*• The life of the workers is in danger in the mine; criminal activitiesare taking place in front of the workers while we are having a securitycompany that has responsibility to protect the assets of the company11. We demand that the General Manager Joe Mosupyoe must go. He failed torun this operation implementing only unfavourable policies.The media is invited to attend and reportFor more information, please contact:Cornelius Manhe: NUM Kimberley Regional Secretary: *079 871 5514*Livhuwani Mammburu: NUM National Spokesperson: *083 809 3257*Address:7 Rissik Street.Cnr Frederick,Johannesburg 2001Tel: 011 377 2111Web: www.num.org.zaTwitter: @Num MediaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/NUM/100860023402167
Its birth was facilitated by comrades Cyril Ramaphosa who rose to be its first General Secretary, James Motlatsi who turned to be its first President, and Elijah Barayi who became its Vice President and later the President of Cosatu in 1985 when the federation was formed. porn