With thousands of mineworkers facing possible retrenchment in South Africa’s pressurised mining sector, the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) on Friday vowed to fight the mass job cuts resulting from companies trimming costs. More than ever, mining companies, in an attempt to cut costs to ride out challenging economic storms and support competitiveness and sustainability, have been issuing Section 189 notices in terms of the Labour Relations Act to retrench workers.
