South Africa Mining Job-Cut Plans Sidestep Rules, Union Says

Companies operating South African mines are sidestepping regulations in plans for restructuring that may cut about 20,000 jobs, the industry’s biggest labor union said.

There’s “underlying deliberate circumvention of current regulatory framework,” the National Union of Mineworkers said in a statement. About 30 companies have issued notices that could ultimately lead to 20,000 job losses, it said Thursday.