Impala Platinum fires 5000 workersImpala Platinum dismissed 5000 workers from its Rustenburg plant on Tuesday and the Mail & Guardian says this action resulted from a salary-related illegal strike. Impala Platinum's spokesman Bob Gilmour is reported as saying the workers will be offered re-employment but these contracts will have to be re-negotiated through the correct channels. According to the Mail & Guardian report, NUM's general secretary Frans Baleni says it is disappointed that the company had taken this action. For more:
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