Voice of America: Strikes Spread in South Africa

Voice of America Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries

Strikes Spread in South Africa Oct 8th 2012, 16:45 South Africa has seen months of violent, mostly illegal, strikes that are spreading to near epidemic levels.  While the nation is no stranger to labor action, this year's stoppages are having widespread effects and are exposing some critical weakness in the country. It all started in August when some 3,000 workers at South Africa's Lonmin platinum mine decided they weren't happy with their union.  So they went on strike for higher wages without union approval, massing on a chilly ... Media files: B8002FCD-80A7-47CC-A193-BF137B5872F3_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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