CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — More than 2,000 workers remained underground Tuesday during the second day of wage protests and at a platinum mine in South Africa.
The mine is owned by Implats, one of the world’s largest platinum miners. The company suspended work at the Bafokeng Rasimone platinum mine near the city of Rustenburg, calling the protest illegal.
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Representatives from the National Union of Mineworkers went underground to meet with the workers but the protest “remains unresolved,” Implats said.
There were no immediate main points on how much staff would pay.
More than 2,200 employees took part in the protest, but 167 had resurfaced as of Tuesday evening, Implats said. The workers are in two mine shafts in North West province, about 150 kilometers (93 miles) west of the capital, Pretoria.
South Africa is the largest platinum manufacturer in the world.
These types of protests are not unusual. Two underground protests recently took place at a gold mine in the town of Springs, near Johannesburg, in October and earlier this month. On both occasions, many workers hid for days, while some claimed they were holding others hostage. in a dispute over which union constitutes them.
The region of Rustenburg, where the platinum mines are concentrated, is the scene of one of South Africa’s most horrific episodes. In 2012, police killed 34 miners in a mass shooting following a long strike and several days of violence at a platinum mine near Marikana. Six children, two police officers and two personal security guards were killed in the days leading up to the shooting.
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