State orders mining companies ramping up to tighten Covid-19 measures
Government move seen as a pre-emptive step against a legal challenge by labour union Amcu next week
23 April 2020 - 19:18
The state issued a strict directive on health measures for mines to follow as they restart operations after a three-week lockdown, potentially derailing a legal challenge by the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) to force general Covid-19 regulations on the industry.
Amcu, which represents 100,000 mineworkers in a sector that employs 450,000 people, brought an urgent application to the labour court this week in Johannesburg to compel the state to regulate the mechanisms set up to protect employees from coronavirus...
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