South African Unions Declare Deadlock in Gold Mining Wage Talks
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South African unions representing gold-mine workers have declared a deadlock in wage negotiations after producers raised a wage offer by one percentage point.
The dispute will now go to arbitration, Solidarity General Secretary Gideon du Plessis said in an e-mailed statement. The Chamber of Mines, representing producers, said mediation at the country’s Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration will last about 30 days.