Some of the miners who stayed underground for more than two days in a standoff between rival South African labour unions began returning to the surface Wednesday, their representatives said. So, we couldn't allow workers to stay underground without food,' he said.
Police and security forces patrolled the area Tuesday evening as about 100 miners sang protest songs outside the mine. Photo: Marco Longari / AFPSome of the miners who stayed underground for more than two days in a standoff between rival South African labour unions began returning to the surface Wednesday, their representatives said.
NUM and management at the mine had alleged the workers were being"held hostage" by members of the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union , a rival union. The AMCU's regional secretary Tladi Mokwena disputed this account, saying all the miners were coming out"willingly" having run out of
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