NUM denies monstrous lies told by Lafarge Holcim South Africa that the union has accepted an 8 percent salary increase.

NUM Press Statement, 19 February 2016

NUM denies monstrous lies told by Lafarge Holcim South Africa that the union has accepted an 8 percent salary increase.

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) strongly denies the monstrous lies conveyed to the mainstream media by cement and building materials producer Lafarge Holcim South Africa that the NUM has accepted the company's 8 percent salary increase.

The wage agreement has not yet been reached and the negotiations are still ongoing. The NUM is not going to pre-empt the outcomes of these wage negotiations. We can confirm that we are still negotiating with the company.

Lafarge Holcim South Africa must stop utilise the mainstream media to spread its poisonous propaganda and lies to the public and must focus on wage negotiations.

For more information, please contact:

Livhuwani Mammburu: Acting NUM National Spokesperson: 083 809 3257

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