South32 and NUMSA reach agreement
South32 and NUMSA have agreed on a two-year deal that paves the way for the smelter’s long term sustainability
South32 today confirmed that it has reached an agreement with the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) regarding wages for employees at the Hillside Aluminium smelter.
The strike has now ended and employees who participated in the protest action will return to work soon.
South32 and NUMSA have agreed on a two-year deal that paves the way for the smelter’s long term sustainability.
President and Chief Operating Officer for South32 Africa Region, Mike Fraser, said: “We are pleased to have reached an agreement with NUMSA which supports the long term sustainability of our Hillside operation while also preserving jobs.
This agreement supports our goal of managing controllable costs at Hillside and has laid a foundation to work with NUMSA to jointly identify opportunities to reduce labour costs.”
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