8,100 Mine Strike Members Fired in South Africa

8,100 mine workers were fired at a South African mine, Gold Fields Limited's KDC East mine to be exact, following a strike. 15,000 workers had been on and off of strike since August in hopes of gaining higher payment for their work. This week, most of the members had gone back to work but 8,100 did not resulting in them losing their jobs. The 8,100 strike members were given 24 hours (this Wednesday) to make an appeal. For the last two months, numerous mines had been dealing with strikes at mines in South Africa ranging from non-violent to violent. In September at the Gold One mine, thirty-four strike members were killed by authorities and left a dozen with injuries from the incident.

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Christina Drozek