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The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is a mainly mining industry related trade union, an organisation of workers with common goals through organised labour, in South Africa. With a membership of 300,000 as of 2014, it is the largest affiliate of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU).
The union - The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union - gave another version of the events and said the miners had stayed underground willingly as a protest in support of the union.
"People are getting involved in illegal mining because there's a high rate of unemployment," said Livhuwani Mammburu, national spokesperson for South Africa's National Union of Mineworkers.
The South Africa miners strike was a one-day strike by the National Union of Mineworkers of South Africa over working conditions and safety in the country's mining industry. It was the first ever industry-wide miners ' strike in South African history .
Amplats is the world's largest producer of platinum. Workers are mostly represented by either the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) or the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM). Potential layoffs are a particularly sensitive issue in South Africa, as 25% of the country is unemployed. [3]
Members of the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union are demanding formal recognition of their labor union. SPRINGS, South Africa […] The post 109 miners escape from gold mine in ...
He was also known for being a key activist within the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB), and for spending his life supporting the South African National Union of Mineworkers (NUM). Allen was the mentor of British trade union leader Arthur Scargill , and also a brief acquaintance of Nelson Mandela . [ 3 ]
As leader of the union, he argued for the readmission of Zwelinzima Vavi and the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa to the Congress of South African Trade Unions. He also argued for co-operation with the rival Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union on matters of common interest, such as wage increases. [1] [2]