Clashes at Lanxess chrome mine in South Africa
21/05/2013
Security guards shot at employees with rubber bullets, hitting two, Sibonile Dube, a spokeswoman for the company, told news agency Bloomberg. Two guards were hit by stones thrown by the workers who have been on a strike since May 16, she said. Three other employees were hurt.
“Our security guards were acting in self-defence,” Ms Dube said.
Mining companies across South Africa, which has the largest reserves of chrome and platinum, are bracing for wage talks, with one union demanding increases of 61%.
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