NUM to protest against Optimum Coal Mine closure
Oscar Thomas
20 February 2015
20 February 2015
The National Union of
Mineworkers will today protesting against the closure of the Optimum Coal Mine
in Mpumalanga.
The closure of operations will
result in about 1 000 permanent employees and 500 contractors being out of
a job.
NUM’s Jabu Khambule said the
decision by Glencore management to close the mine is shocking as employees were
not even given prior notice.
“We are marching against
Glencore’s closure as Glencore leaders should pass on its license to locals in
order for the proper people to create jobs rather than retrench them” Khambule
added.
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