| 5,807,001 |
-33.92528 |
18.42389 |
South Africa |
|
A group of protesters gathered outside of the Saldanha Steel Plant demanding better working conditions. None of the protesters/strikers were employees, however, and production continued as scheduled. |
| 5,807,005 |
-25.66667 |
27.25 |
South Africa |
|
Two disagreeing factions of a labor union turn violent. Their employer, Anglo American Platinum Corporation has reported no loss of production. |
| 5,807,009 |
-28.6207 |
31.09067 |
South Africa |
|
Unknown assailants attack the wife of the deputy president while she slept at home. Her husband was away on administrative business. Motive unkown. |
| 5,807,013 |
-26.21667 |
28.25 |
South Africa |
|
The NUM announces an upcoming protest of the East Rand Proprietary Mines Company due to a labor dispute. |
| 5,807,018 |
-26.20227 |
28.04364 |
South Africa |
|
40,000 union workers protest South Africa's state-owned rail transport, Spoornet, in efforts of cause a strike for increased wages. |
| 5,807,023 |
-34.06667 |
18.43333 |
South Africa |
|
200 prison correctional services staff staged an hour long protest outside Pollsmoor Prison over a wage dispute. |
| 5,807,027 |
-29.13333 |
26.2 |
South Africa |
|
5,000 gold mine workers strike over a dispute of retrenchment packages for 900 workers. Many gold mines at this time began laying off labor due to a declining gold price. |
| 5,807,031 |
-26.20227 |
28.04364 |
South Africa |
|
4,000 Highveld Steel & Vanadium Corporation workers strike over an 8.5% wage increase. |
| 5,807,035 |
-25.74486 |
28.18783 |
South Africa |
|
Thousands of mine workers protested at the British and Swiss embassies, demanding that these countries abandon their intention to sell gold reserves, as the value of gold is in the state of decrease. |
| 5,807,040 |
-33.91799 |
25.57007 |
South Africa |
|
A clothing union embarks on a walking protest through out the city of Port Elizabeth over the high number of layoffs occurring within their industry and company. |
