Re: SA - Minen - evt. Streik - NEWS

verfasst von AU, 18.07.2001, 13:57

Hallo

unten nachfolgend ungefähr der letzte Stand der DINGE zuvor


aktuelle Kurse ANG 18.27 $ ADR
Goldfields 4.20$
Durban 1.02.2$



07/18 05:14 (EST) Time ist also 11.14 =MEZ
South Africa's Mineworkers Union Calls for Strike (Update2)
By Robert Brand, Godfrey Mutizwa, Jonathan Rosenthal and Antony Sguazzin


Johannesburg, July 18 (Bloomberg) -- South Africa's National Union of Mineworkers said it will call today on its members to go on strike at the country's gold and coal mines after talks about working conditions ended in deadlock.

The union, which represents the majority of South Africa's mineworkers, said it failed to reach agreement with employers at gold mines over wages and vacation and with coal mine companies over medical benefits. About 160,000 workers may be involved in the strike, the union said.

``We will ballot our members and go on strike,'' said Gwede Mantashe, the union's secretary. ``It will be across the gold and coal mines, and we will announce the dates of the strike today.''

The strike would affect five of the top 12 gold miners, including AngloGold Ltd., Gold Fields Ltd., Harmony Gold Mining Co., Durban Roodepoort Deep Ltd. and Placer Dome Inc., and threaten the country's daily production of at least 120 million rand ($15 million) worth of gold and coal, most of it exported. A three-week strike in 1987 by 300,000 mine workers cost gold companies about $114 million worth of output and one in ten strikers their jobs.

Still, some analysts think that neither party will risk a strike over a small difference in positions. Coal mines have agreed to the union's minimum wage demand of 2000 rand ($243.56) per month.

``I'm not looking for a doomsday scenario,'' said Allan Cooke, an analyst at Rice Rinaldi in Johannesburg. ``I don't think the unions can afford to strike, and management can't sacrifice lost earnings on a long strike.'' A strike may harm South Africa's exports and trade balance, he said.

Under South African labor laws, the union has to ballot its members before it can call a strike and then give employers 48 hours notice.

Chamber of Mines

The South African Chamber of Mines, which represents gold and coal producers, said it was ``disappointed'' by the union's stance. The chamber hoped it could restart talks to avert a strike, said Chief Negotiator Frans Barker.

``We don't have a meeting scheduled but we indicated to them that we would like a meeting today,'' Barker said in an interview. ``Even if there is a strike the talks shouldn't stop.''

The union said it won't return to negotiations unless the chamber increases wages and offers better working conditions.

``At the moment we have nothing to talk about,'' said George Lekorotsoane, a NUM spokesman. ``We will talk to them when they have something substantial to offer.''

South African gold companies rely on abundant labor rather than machines to mine metal in shafts, some of which are more than 2 1/2 miles deep. About 55 percent of AngloGold's expenses are on labor, according to Deutsche Securities. AngloGold employs more than 70,000 people, most of them in South Africa.

Coal miners yesterday agreed to the union's demand to boost the minimum wage as much as 22.1 percent to 2,000 rand ($242.54) a month. They failed to address all of the mine workers' demands, including one for greater benefits to terminally ill employees, such as those suffering from AIDS.

A coal strike may affect production at Ingwe, a unit of BHP Billiton, and at Anglo Coal, a division of Anglo American Plc. Ingwe is the biggest coal exporter. The union has 50,000 members at coal mines.




>>Wenn sich das bewahrheitet, dann schaut's wohl schlecht um solche PApiere wie Durban Deep oder Goldfields...oder?
>>Für den Goldpreis selbst dürfte es eher gut sein.
>>Quelle: ww.kitco.com
>>Gruß tf
>Für die Minenwerte könnte es kurzfristig vielleicht nicht so gut aussehen.
>Aber auch der größte Kommunist von Gewerkschaftsführer wird einsehen müssen, daß bankrotte Firmen keine Lohnerhöhungen zahlen können und auch das überzeugteste Gewerkschaftsmitgied muß von irgendetwas leben. Es ist einfach nicht klug, die Gans zu schlachten, die die goldenen Eier legt.
>Schaun mer mal
>Gruß
>Diogenes ;-)


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