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                     Thousands Strike at Johannesburg Mine

   by VOA News

   New labor unrest has hit South Africa's mining industry, with 15,000
   workers going on strike at a mine near Johannesburg.
   Mining firm Gold Fields Limited says the strike, which began Sunday,
   has suspended all production at its KDC West gold mine.  The company
   says the reason for the strike is unclear, but its leaders are talking
   with the workers and various unions in hopes of ending the strike
   quickly.
   Police shot 34 striking workers at a platinum mine last month in
   Marikana township, setting off a wave of stoppages and protests in
   South Africa's mining sector.
   A week-long strike by 12,000 workers at Gold Fields' KDC East mine
   ended Friday.
   Workers at the Marikana mine were due to return to work Monday, but
   fewer than 10 percent showed up.  Those workers are seeking to triple
   their monthly salaries.
   Labor unions hold great power and political influence in South Africa.
   The various strikes are believed to be an outgrowth of rivalries
   between South African mineworkers' unions.
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