NUM welcomes the Competition Commission recommendation on job losses at Optimum Coal Mine.

NUM Press Statement, 11 February 2016

NUM welcomes the Competition Commission recommendation on job losses at Optimum Coal Mine.

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) welcomes the Competition Commission recommendation that the proposed merger between Tegeta Exploration and Resources (Pty) Ltd and Optimum Coal Mine (Pty) Ltd and six others must be approved on condition that that the merging parties will not retrench any employees of the target firms as a result of the merger.

The NUM is extremely worried about the bloodbath of job losses in the mining industry.

For more information, please contact

Livhuwani Mammburu: Acting NUM National Spokesman: 083 809 3257

The National Union of Mineworkers
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Cnr Frederick Johannesburg
Tel: 011 377 2111 Cell: 083 809 3257
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