Sibanye-Stillwater announced that it had halted operations at all its gold mines and all employees, except for priority services, have been requested not to come to work for the duration of the strike. Unions demand a salary increase of R1,000 per month over the next three years. The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) and the United Association of SA (UASA) voted to strike, while Solidarity accepted Sibanye’s pay offer. No workers had reported for work today, 10 March 2022. Sibanye issued a lockout notice to bar workers from accessing the workplace. Solidarity stated that it would take Sibanye to court over the lockout notice, which included Solidarity members who had accepted the company’s final offer of a 5% annual pay increase.
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