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South Africa miners call out 'outrageous' pay demands

Three of South Africa’s prominent mining companies, Impala Platinum, Sibanye-Stillwater and Anglo American Platinum, have downplayed the threat of strike action as new pay negotiations with the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) open with “outrageous” wage demands.

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"The first demand is always outrageous, but I don't think anyone expects to conclude at that level," a representative of one mining company, who requested anonymity, told Mining Journal.

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