Drill operators stage underground sit-in
At least 66 rock drill operators (RDOs) are currently staging a sit-in underground at Gold One Modder East Operations in Springs‚ Ekurhuleni. The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) confirmed that the 66 union members had been staging a sit-in underground since Tuesday.“The rock drill operators are demanding [a] R250 bonus per blast. The RDO’s said that they will not come out of underground until their demands are met.“They are also demanding that the management must not take disciplinary actions against them when they come out underground‚” NUM national spokesman Livhuwani Mammburu said in a statement.He said the union was extremely worried about the health and safety of its members who are staging the sit-in.“The mine management has refused to listen to the demands of our members. We are calling on the Minister of Mineral Resources‚ Mosebenzi Zwane‚ to intervene as the health of our members is not good at all‚” he said.=TMG Digital/Sowetan..
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