Talks between Lonmin, Amplats and strikers are dissolved

9th Jun 2014 20:30

Talks facilitated by the Minister of Mineral Resources have "unfortunately been dissolved without an outcome", was the message from Lonmin and Anglo American's part owned Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) on Monday.The discussions had been being held in a bid to resolve the platinum wage strike, which is currently in its 21st week. A statement from Lonmin read: "During this process the producers have sought to arrive at a fair and sustainable settlement that would preserve the future of the platinum industry and limit job losses in the country. While the producers remain committed to a negotiated settlement, they will now review further options available to them."To date, the producers have forfeited earnings of 21.7bn rand, while employees have forfeited wages of around 9.6bn rand."Lonmin has throughout attempted to preserve jobs and to prevent a continuation of a situation in which irresponsibility threatens the employment and prosperity of its workforce," it added. NR