
The National Union of Metal workers of South Africa (Numsa) called off a strike at South32's aluminium smelter in KwaZulu-Natal province after accepting the new wage offer from the latter.
South32 confirmed in a statement on Friday that it has reached an agreement with Numsa which supports the long term sustainability of its Hillside operation.
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Mike Fraser, President and Chief Operating Officer for South32 Africa Region, said: “This agreement supports our goal of managing controllable costs at Hillside and has laid a foundation to work with Numsa to jointly identify opportunities to reduce labour costs.”
The Numsa said that its members have agreed a hike of 5.1per cent for all workers and a 5.6 per cent for drivers.
Numsa's spokesperson Phakamile Hlubi said: “Our members are satisfied that this compromise deals with their primary concerns regarding their total package.”
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