The Minerals Council of SA says it has recommitted to ensuring the Marikana massacre does not happen again.
“There are some solutions that mining companies have within their control, but there are critical areas that are not, and these can only be addressed by government, such as delivery of municipal services, residential planning, local economic development and the provision of socioeconomic infrastructure.
The council said mining companies had improved wages and were assisting employees with debt by introducing financial counselling and stopping creditors’ garnishee orders against their salaries. It said mining companies can control the implementation of their social and labour plans , “which are the regulatory underpinning of their mining rights”.