Village Main Reef

The Minerals Council South Africa advises that Village Main Reef has concluded a wage agreement with the National Union of Mineworkers, Solidarity and UASA.

Despite having been referred to the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration for facilitation, the parties have agreed to continue to engage on gold wage negotiations with a view to reach an agreement.

Gold producers in wage negotiations under the auspices of the MCSA, and facilitated by the CCMA, advise further progress in wage negotiations.

A consolidated conciliation process under the auspices of the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration, or CCMA, between gold producers and unions has begun after disputes were lodged during the gold wage negotiations.

Gold wage negotiations continue with gold producers AngloGold Ashanti, Harmony, Sibanye-Stillwater and Village Main Reef and AMCU, Solidarity and UASA.

In an effort to reach common ground between gold producers and unions during the latest round of gold wage negotiations, the gold companies tabled a conditional offer for a period of three years.

All four of South Africa's unions - the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU), the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), Solidarity and UASA – have rejected the latest wage offer made by gold producers AngloGold Ashanti, Harmony, Sibanye-Stillwater and Village Main Reef.

Gold wage negotiations between South Afrcan gold producers and representative unions, AMCU, NUM, Solidarity and UASA, continues.

At the afternoon session of the second day of gold wage negotiations between gold producers and unions, each of the four companies tabled offers in respect of wages and benefits for the different categories represented in the bargaining units. 

Negotiations in respect of wages and other conditions of employment in South Africa's gold industry between gold producers and trade unions will begin on Wednesday, 11 July 2018.