Monday, May 28, 2007

S.African union members strike at BHP Billiton mine

(Reuters) - South African trade union, the National Union of Mineworkers, on Monday said over 500 miners had downed tools at BHP Billiton's Samancor mine in the Northern Cape province over discrimination.

The union said the miners were on strike because black workers had to walk two kilometres to their nearest bus-stop, while employees of other races got their transport in front of their home-gates.


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