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<p> 22 February 2012. South African miners are in the fifth week of a wildcat strike that has paralysed the Rustenburg mine of Impala Platinum, the biggest producer of platinum in the world. The last few days have seen antagonism erupt into increasingly militant action. </p>

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<p> The entire workforce was fired in early January after the company had the strike declared illegal, but they are now re-hiring workers on the condition that they forfeit all benefits built-up over their years of work. Things are so explosive there and it doesn&#039;t look like there&#039;s any way the authorities can diffuse the situation. </p>

<p><a href="http://libcom.org/news/armageddon-implats-wildcat-strike-mine-eruptions-escalate-south-africa-22022012" target="_blank">read more</a></p>