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Unprotected industrial action at Anglo American Platinum’s mototolo mine

20 May, 2019

The General Industrial Workers Union of South Africa (GIWUSA) served a strike notice on Anglo American Platinum (AAP) at Mototolo Mine on Thursday 9 May 2019. This followed a dispute declared by GIWUSA at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA), in which the union alleged that the changes AAP made regarding employees’ medical scheme, following the purchase of the mine from Glencore in November 2018, represented a unilateral change in employees’ conditions of service. This is despite AAP having offered a medical scheme (Platinum Health) with similar benefits.

On Friday 10 May, Anglo American Platinum was granted an interim court interdict against any strike action by GIWUSA at Mototolo Mine. Despite this interdict, GIWUSA employees embarked on an unprotected strike on Sunday 12 May, thereby defying the court order and Anglo American Platinum’s communication to employees to not embark on an unprotected strike. Anglo American Platinum has appealed to GIWUSA to end the unprotected strike and for striking employees to return to work. These requests have been ignored and AAP has therefore been left with no option but to dismiss about 50% of Mototolo Mine’s underground workforce.

Dismissed employees have until 21 May to appeal Anglo American Platinum’s decision. Anglo American Platinum is disappointed by the conduct of the union and its members at a time in which socio-economic pressures continue to detrimentally impact the sector and employment is so scarce.

The impact on production has been minimal thus far. Anglo American Platinum is exploring options to ensure that Mototolo Mine recommences full production as soon as practically possible.

For further information, please contact:

Investors: Media:
Emma Chapman
Tel: (SA) +27 (0) 11 373 6239
[email protected]
Jana Marais
Tel: (SA) +27 (0) 79 932 1586
[email protected]

Notes to editors:

Anglo American Platinum Limited is a member of the Anglo American plc Group and is the world’s leading primary producer of platinum group metals. The company is listed on the Johannesburg Securities Exchange (JSE). Its mining, smelting and refining operations are based in South Africa. Elsewhere in the world, the Group owns Unki Platinum Mine in Zimbabwe. Anglo American Platinum has a number of joint ventures with several historically disadvantaged South African consortia as part of its commitment to the transformation of the mining industry. Anglo American Platinum is committed to the highest standards of safety and continues to make meaningful and sustainable difference in the development of the communities around its operations.

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Anglo American is a leading global mining company and our products are the essential ingredients in almost every aspect of modern life. Our portfolio of world-class competitive mining operations and undeveloped resources provides the metals and minerals that enable a cleaner, more electrified world and that meet the fast growing consumer-driven demands of the world’s developed and maturing economies. With our people at the heart of our business, we use innovative practices and the latest technologies to discover new resources and mine, process, move and market our products to our customers around the world – safely, responsibly and sustainably.

As a responsible miner – of diamonds (through De Beers), copper, platinum group metals, iron ore, coal and nickel – we are the custodians of what are precious natural resources. We work together with our business partners and diverse stakeholders to unlock the sustainable value that those resources represent for our shareholders, the communities and countries in which we operate, and for society as a whole. Anglo American is re-imagining mining to improve people’s lives.

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