Amplats Mine Stalled Just as Unions Pledge to Halt Labor Unrest
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Workers disrupted output at a South African mine owned by Anglo American Platinum Ltd., the world’s biggest producer of the metal, just as unions and the companies were agreeing on ways to restore peace after violent unrest.
Some miners at the Thembelani operation in Rustenburg, about 120 kilometers (75 miles) northwest of Johannesburg, have prevented about 2,400 workers from returning to the surface in protest against the suspension of four union organizers, the company said in a statement.