With South African mining companies’ CEOs earning, on average, 355 times that of the mining sector’s median earning, there is “no excuse” for mines not to provide their workers with living wages, said Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) president Joseph Mathunjwa on Thursday. Speaking at a press briefing in Johannesburg, he outlined the union’s 2016 demands regarding wage and general working conditions at the country’s major platinum producers, namely Anglo American Platinum (Amplats), Impala Platinum (Implats) and Lonmin.
