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AMCU Presentation to Parliament

This presentation to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources highlights the challenges and opportunities facing the mining industry in South Africa. It covers issues such as labor relations, fatalities, and the role of the Chamber of Mines. The presentation concludes with recommendations for a developmental approach and the need to invest in research and innovation.

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AMCU Presentation to Parliament

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  1. AMCU Presentation to Parliament Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources 20 – 08 - 2014

  2. Presentation Outline • Introduction • Industry Challenges in the next 20 years • Industry Opportunities in the next 20 years • Conclusion • Questions and Answers Parliamentary portfolio committee on mineral resources

  3. Introduction • Mineral deposits discovered in the second half of 19th Century in 1867 – to date the country is still grappling with triple challenges of inequality, poverty and unemployment • Mining labor geography – migrant labor system, compounded labor, fragmentation and informal settlements • Fatalities – between 69000 – 10000 in the first century before 1994 an average of 690-1000 per year. Current average 116 • Changing labor relations – freedom of association, Majoritanism & thresholds, volatile industrial relations, emergence of AMCU and poor acceptance of change by employers • Role of Chamber of Mines and adversarial collective bargaining Parliamentary portfolio committee on mineral resources

  4. Challenges Parliamentary portfolio committee on mineral resources

  5. Challenges Cont: Parliamentary portfolio committee on mineral resources

  6. Challenges Cont: Parliamentary portfolio committee on mineral resources

  7. Opportunities Parliamentary portfolio committee on mineral resources

  8. Opportunities Cont: Parliamentary portfolio committee on mineral resources

  9. Conclusion • Parliament to play a developmental rather than regulatory role – emphasis on developmental priorities of the Country (Developmental State) • The second transition agenda to be underpinned by transformation of the mining industry • Need to deal with structural imbalances of the past • To use mining as a catalyst for industrial development in South Africa • To invest in research and innovation - there are counterfeit commodities that are being discovered to replace African minerals. There is need to find African solutions to these challenges (Models to drive the price down) • Review the BRICS arrangement to ensure that it actually benefits South Africa. Currently there is asymmetrical trade with BRICS partners. Parliamentary portfolio committee on mineral resources

  10. AMANDLAAA! Questions Answers Parliamentary portfolio committee on mineral resources

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