Workers’ strike at DRDGOLD's ERGO operations suspended

DRDGOLD has announced that planned strike action at its Ergo Mining (ERGO) operations has been suspended, allowing operations to continue uninterrupted.

- SIPHELELE DLUDLA

Ergo Mining is a major surface gold tailings retreatment operation extending from central Johannesburg to Ekurhuleni in the east, treating around 1.7 million tons of material.

In a statement on Thursday, the gold producer said it had been notified late on Wednesday by the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) that their members’ intended protected strike action would not proceed at this stage.

The strike had been due to begin with the morning shift on Thursday. The notice followed the finalisation of picketing rules under the auspices of the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) earlier this month.

The company had previously advised that it had received 48 hours’ notice from NUM and Amcu of their intention to embark on protected industrial action over a wage and profit-share dispute at ERGO.