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Around 70 000 Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) members at Lonmin, Implats and Amplats went on strike in January demanding an entry-level salary of R12 500 a month. The nearly six-month long wage strike on the platinum belt came to end on the 23 June 2014.
South Africa accounts for 40% of global platinum output. The strike cost the industry over R23,4 billion in lost earnings.
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