66 mineworkers remain underground in Kroondal protest: NUM

He said while they did not condone the action of striking workers, believed to consist mostly of Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) members, they felt the issues raised were genuine. “It was always going to be an expectation from Kroondal workers that they get the same as their colleagues on the basis that they are employed by the same company. But the catch is that in Kroondal, we signed a wage agreement that incorporated the ESOP issue [last year].”Sibanye dragged their feet and as a result there is no concluded agreement in terms of the shares in Kroondal as…