2007 South Africa miners' strike

April 2022 The South Africa miners strike was a one-day strike by the National Union of Mineworkers of South Africa over working conditions and safety in the country's mining industry. It was the first ever industry-wide miners' strike in South African history. History On 27 November 2007, the National Union of Mineworkers announced that South African mineworkers would go on strike to protest unsafe working conditions. http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/11/27/southafrica.minestrike.ap/ First-ever industrywide strike to hit South Africa mines 2007-11-28 CNN 13 August 2007 https://archive.today/20070813055357/http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/11/27/southafrica.minestrike.ap/ dead Strike On 4 December 2007, the strike affected over 240,000 workers in 60 of the nation's mines. http://africa.reuters.com/business/news/usnBAN729812.html Officials meet to decide planned S.Africa mine strike 2007-11-27 Reuters https://archive.today/20130201170435/http://africa.reuters.com/business/news/usnBAN729812.html 2013-02-01 dead The strike was spurred on by a rise in worker fatalities from 2006 to 2007, despite a government plan in October to reduce fatalities. Between 5,000 and 30,000 people showed up to a rally in Johannesburg to protest the dangerous working conditions.http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/12/04/africa.mining/ South African miners out on strike 2007-12-04 Al Jazeera 2007-12-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20071207184950/http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/12/04/africa.mining/ 7 December 2007 live Less than 5% of mineworkers came to work on that day.http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/11AF1913-30B2-42C7-8BFA-406CF0412E81.htm Miners on strike over death toll 2007-12-04 CNN https://web.archive.org/web/20071205063600/http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/11AF1913-30B2-42C7-8BFA-406CF0412E81.htm 5 December 2007 live Reaction AngloPlat announced it had slashed yearly production goals by 9,000 ounces due to the strike.http://uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKWEB004120071204 https://archive.today/20130201055422/http://uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKWEB004120071204 dead 1 February 2013 Angloplat says to lose 9,000 oz due to safety strike 2007-12-04 Reuters 2007-12-04 References 2 South Africa Miners Strike, 2007 South Africa Miners Strike, 2007 South Africa miners' strike Category:Labour disputes in South Africa Category:Miners' labor disputes in Africa