-The strikers have said they would rather see Lonmin shut down the mine than accept a lower offer.
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said Friday the strikes are "extremely damaging" to the economy.
"It undermines confidence in the South African economy and, if we undermine confidence, we undermine investment," he said.
Strikes are illegal in South Africa unless approved by the government labor conciliation board, which only allows stoppages once workers prove they have tried and failed to negotiate with an employer and after the conciliation board itself also tries to resolve the issue.-
It's time for the South African Miners to walkout en mass across the country, and ignore the Government Labor Conciliation Board for it evidently only exists for the benefit of the mining companies. If the Miners don't make a stand they will be crushed. Without Miners there is no South African Mining Industry ... that's their leverage.
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