Sunday, February 18, 2007

Cosatu threaten strike after miners' arrest

By Tando Mfengwana
18 February 2007


The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has backed the seven miners arrested during a violent protest at Rustenburg’s Impala Platinum mines.

Cosatu has threatened a mass protest of the court where the miners will appear on Monday, if they are not released.

Almost 15 000 workers allied to the National Union of Mineworkers took strike action against the delay in the rolling out of ARV’s to patients at the mine clinic.

After that they marched to the mine hospital demanding the dismissal of Dr John Andrews, the mine doctor.

The miners blame Andrews for slowing down the process of rolling out ARV’s to patients.

In a statement Cosatu’s North West Provincial Secretary, Solly Phetoe says that Cosatu welcomes the report that agreement was reached that workers should go back to work as soon as possible and that mine management has agreed to suspend Andrews.

He says that the meeting between the NUM and the mine management would see the two agree to the urgent implementation of ARV provision to those who need it.

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