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The various gold mining houses, under the auspices of the Chamber of Mines, today met separately with the NUM, Solidarity and UASA, to explore ways in which the remaining strikes in the gold industry can be brought to an end.

The unions have indicated that they will take the proposals made by the companies back to their members and encourage acceptance with a view to ending the strikes.

Dr Elize Strydom, Senior Executive:  Employment Relations of the Chamber of Mines, said that “we are pleased with the positive outcomes of today’s discussions and are encouraged that employees on a number of gold mines have started to return to work.  We are hoping that this trend will continue and that the industry will return to normality in the near future”.

The parties are all committed to ensuring the safety of employees and protecting them from acts of violence and intimidation.