World no. 1 platinum
producer Anglo American Platinum said on Friday it had
fired 12,000 workers taking part in a three-week illegal strike,
following through on tough talk against the wildcat stoppages in
South Africa's mines.
Amplats also said in a statement the illegal strikes had
cost it 39,000 ounces in lost output that translated into 700
million rand ($82.27 million) in lost revenue. This is democracy. This is freedom of strikes in a democracy.
