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About 80% of Northam’s 6 800 employees at its Zondereinde mine have been on strike since 5 September.
Earlier this week, Northam, one of South Africa’s smaller platinum producers, raised its offer to 9% from last week’s offer of 8.5% “’ but still below the NUM’s demand for a 15% increment.
“Management remains firm in its rejection of the NUM’s demands. Nevertheless, we remain available and committed to seeking a resolution to this deadlock,” the company said in a statement.
The workers voted on Northam’s revised offer yesterday. “The offer was rejected and the strike continues,” NUM’s chief negotiator at Northam, Zwelitsha Tantsi, told Reuters.