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Gold Fields suspends South Deep on strike

Gold Fields (JSE:GFI) has suspended production at its South Deep mine in South Africa's Witwatersrand Basin after the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) called a strike Friday afternoon to protest retrenchments.

Industrial action has started at Gold Fields' South Deep mine, hindering production

Industrial action has started at Gold Fields' South Deep mine, hindering production

The industrial action was called to protest against the retrenchment of about 1,100 members of staff and the reduction of contractors to 420 people, with retrenchment letters sent out October 31. A...

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