South Africa Mine Strike Simmers

Striking workers sing protest songs and march Monday at the Lonmin platinum mine near Rustenburg.

PLC employees were threatened with repercussions by unidentified individuals if they returned to the Marikana mine Monday, the that was a likely reason those workers were targeted Monday. Last week, attendance rose for the entire mine to around 30% but fell back to 13% Monday, Lonmin said.
On Aug. 10, 3,000 rock drillers launched an illegal strike for higher wages at the western part of the mine. The protest quickly escalated, leading to fighting among workers that left 10 dead, including two police officers. Days later, police fired live ammunition into a crowd during a standoff with protesting employees that killed 34 workers.

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