#1 Trade Unionism in Africa: a decade after the Marikana massacre - no justice for the shot mineworkers. Trade unions close to government and economy.
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Memorial of the brutal suppression of a strike during which 34 miners were killed by police gunfire. The events took place on 16th of August 2012 at a platinum mine in Marikana, a town in South Africa, 80 km west of Pretoria.
Interview with Warren McGregor, anarchosyndicalist activist in trade unions and social movements in South Africa and other African countries. We spoke about what happened in August 2012 in Marikana, what the consequences were, about trade unions in South Africa and how the situation of the mineworkers and their families is today.
Interview with Warren McGregor, anarchosyndicalist activist in trade unions and social movements in South Africa and other African countries. We spoke about what happened in August 2012 in Marikana, what the consequences were, about trade unions in South Africa and how the situation of the mineworkers and their families is today.
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59:17 min, 81 MB, mp3
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Upload vom 17.08.2022 / 11:00
59:17 min, 81 MB, mp3
mp3, 192 kbit/s, Stereo (44100 kHz)
Upload vom 17.08.2022 / 11:00
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Sprache: english
Redaktionsbereich: Politik/Info, in anderen Sprachen, Umwelt, Internationales
Serie: Trade Unions in Africa
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Memorial of the brutal suppression of a strike during which 34 miners were killed by police gunfire. The events took place exactly 10 years ago at a platinum mine in Marikana, a town in South Africa 80 km west of Pretoria.
On August 10, 2012, 3,000 miners joined in a wildcat strike demanding a 125 percent wage increase. A few weeks earlier, the British mining company Lonmin had negotiated higher wages with some miners without union involvement, and the remaining workers wanted to match their wages.
The pro-government union NUM and management at the platinum mine refused to listen to the workers' claims, so the miners rushed to the union office to submit their demands. There, NUM trade union leaders opened fire on the strikers, injuring two people. In the hours and days that followed, the situation continued to escalate and four miners were shot, two policemen and two security guards were burned and killed with machetes.
after these events the workers continued to refuse to return to work and gathered with their families on a nearby hill, four or five of the strikers carried firearms. Hundreds more were unarmed. Meanwhile the polive had arrived with a contingent of 800 men and several tanks and helicopters. They surrounded the hill with barbwire and opened fire on the crowd. A few minutes later, more strikers were shot dead on a nearby hill, at least 14 of them from behind or with their arms raised.
On 16th of August 34 miners were killed and 78 others injured.
The following day the police action was described by numerous media outlets as the "Marikana massacre". I spoke to Warren McGregor about this massacre of miners and its impact on society and trade union politics.
On August 10, 2012, 3,000 miners joined in a wildcat strike demanding a 125 percent wage increase. A few weeks earlier, the British mining company Lonmin had negotiated higher wages with some miners without union involvement, and the remaining workers wanted to match their wages.
The pro-government union NUM and management at the platinum mine refused to listen to the workers' claims, so the miners rushed to the union office to submit their demands. There, NUM trade union leaders opened fire on the strikers, injuring two people. In the hours and days that followed, the situation continued to escalate and four miners were shot, two policemen and two security guards were burned and killed with machetes.
after these events the workers continued to refuse to return to work and gathered with their families on a nearby hill, four or five of the strikers carried firearms. Hundreds more were unarmed. Meanwhile the polive had arrived with a contingent of 800 men and several tanks and helicopters. They surrounded the hill with barbwire and opened fire on the crowd. A few minutes later, more strikers were shot dead on a nearby hill, at least 14 of them from behind or with their arms raised.
On 16th of August 34 miners were killed and 78 others injured.
The following day the police action was described by numerous media outlets as the "Marikana massacre". I spoke to Warren McGregor about this massacre of miners and its impact on society and trade union politics.
