Strike Hits Top Africa Iron Ore Port as 90% of Workers Stay Away

  • Staff at South Africa’s Transnet are demanding higher wages
  • Most bulk terminals have less than 13% of employees showing up
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Africa’s biggest port for iron-ore shipments has all but ground to a halt as about 90% of employees stayed away seeking higher wages.

Staff at Transnet SOC Ltd., South Africa’s state-owned logistics company which operates most of the harbors in the nation, are refusing to work unless the company agrees to its demand of a pay hike.