Amcu angry over ‘sidelining’ in Marikana process
The union says it is sidelined in claims process as Socio-Economic Rights Institute pushes for settlements with state
The Association of Mineworkers and Construction (Amcu) says that it has been sidelined in the Marikana massacre reparations process. Amcu president Joseph Mathunjwa accused the Socio-Economic Rights Institute of SA (Seri) of engaging in a unilateral process to seek financial settlements for the families of the 36 mine workers who were killed by police officers at Marikana, despite a prior arrangement that included Amcu. He claimed that all the legal teams involved were part of the settlement process, but had not received documentation related to the matter, although this has been disputed. Next Wednesday marks the fifth anniversary of the massacre that shook the country and the international community, while the government is yet to pay the claimants. "On the issue of the claims, we as Amcu are in the dark. We took a resolution with all the legal teams that everything will be done under the umbrella of Amcu, but now Seri moved out and is spearheading the issue of settlements propose...
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