12 injured in NUM-legitimacy contestation at Amplats mine
Twelve people sustained non-life-threatening injuries during an incident at Anglo American Platinum’s (Amplats’) Siphumelele shaft near Rustenburg last week, when members of a workers committee contested the legitimacy of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), South Africa’s dominant mining union.
Amplats said in a media release that members of the workers committee were demanding that the NUM vacate its offices.
A process of union-member- ship validation was under way at company mines in the North West province, the company said.
Nine employees were injured when Amplats’ security personnel fired rubber bullets in an attempt to eva- cuate NUM shop stewards, who were trapped in their offices.
Three security personnel sustained minor injuries and all 12 injured employees received medical attention.
No one was fatally injured during the incident
Amplats, expressing deep concern, appealed for its employees to remain calm and respect the company’s dispute-resolution process.
South African Police spokesperson Thulani Ngubane told Reuters that the standoff took place during a worker dispute for occupancy of union offices.
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