Palabora Mining Company Limited
PUBLIC STATEMENT
13 June 2001
The strike at Palabora continues today after a surprising meeting yesterday
morning. The Company had reached agreement on all issues with the National
Union of Mineworkers and were preparing to sign. It was also making
arrangements for people to come back to work. We had done this last week
as well but the NUM leadership had not made itself available to sign. This
time, however, they were available but refused to sign.
As a result, the Company has changed its focus from keeping only key areas
of the plant operational, to an operational plan which will take care of the
expected long term nature of the industrial action.
The plan is designed to accommodate several months of strike and will be
reviewed and upgraded as appropriate. The plan does not include the use of
NUM members currently on strike and there will be no lifting of the lockout.
D S SADLER
MANAGING DIRECTOR
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