The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) will demand a R12,500 monthly minimum wage from some of SA’s top gold producers in upcoming wage negotiations. The union decided on its demands on Sunday at a mass meeting near Carletonville. Amcu is the second-largest union at AngloGold Ashanti, Sibanye-Stillwater and Harmony Gold Mining, according to Minerals Council SA, a lobby group representing the industry. Amcu president Joseph Mathunjwa said after the meeting that R12,500 a month “can put the worker in a better place, especially considering higher taxes and petrol prices”. He said that what workers were paid “isn’t fair”. Amcu is also calling for an increase in benefits, including severance pay and transport allowances, and longer maternity leave. It also wants a five-day work week to replace the shift system. Mathunjwa cautioned that the union could change its demands at any time. SA’s gold mines are among the world’s deepest, oldest and most labour-intensive, whi...
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