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Eight NUM members arrested outside Optimum Coal Mine in Mpumalanga yesterday.

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Eight NUM members arrested outside Optimum Coal Mine in Mpumalanga yesterday.

Press Statement, 16 May 2018

 

Eight NUM members arrested outside Optimum Coal Mine in Mpumalanga yesterday.


The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is deeply concerned after eight members were arrested by Hendrina police outside Optimum Coal Mine yesterday. They will be appearing in court this morning.

"The NUM members were peacefully raising their frustration about salaries and bonuses that have not been paid by the Optimum Coal Mine management. Some of the NUM members working for the contractors have not been paid their salaries for some time. Optimum Coal Mine employees were supposed to be paid their bonuses last week, but they have not been paid," said Nelson Ratshoshi, NUM Highveld Regional Chairperson.

The NUM strongly condemns the action and attitudes of the Hendrina police who had randomly fired rubber bullets and physically assaulted our members who were protesting peacefully outside Optimum Coal Mine in Mpumalanga yesterday afternoon.

The NUM members will not be intimidated by the police. The NUM is extremely disappointed at the action of the Hendrina police. We call on the police to stop assaulting and shooting our members for protesting peacefully.

Our members' right to strike is enshrined in the constitution of South Africa. Their rights to strike cannot be taken away by anybody including the trigger-happy police and Optimum Coal Mine arrogant management.

For more information, please contact:
Nelson Ratshoshi: NUM Highveld Chairperson: 076 391 2245/083 977 9446
Livhuwani Mammburu: NUM National Spokesperson: 083 809 3257

The National Union of Mineworkers

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The National Union of Mineworkers was founded in 1982.

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