The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) in Gauteng has joined scores of voices in condemning the recent shooting to death of alleged ‘illegal’ miners three days ago at Aurora’s Grootvlei mine in Ekurhuleni.
Cosatu said, “We have learned with shock the current development surrounding the death of the people at the above mines,” it continued, “We believe that the company must take full responsibility for what is happening in the mine.”
Cosatu says it fully supports the call by its affiliate, the National Union of Mineworker’s, for an investigation into what really lead to the deaths in the mines.
“We will be urgently convening an urgent meeting with the department of labour to deal with the conditions affecting our members in this mine; we will also be seeking a meeting with the Gauteng Government and Ekurhuleni Municipality to find ways and means to assist these workers,” Cosatu said.
Source: Times Live
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