Editing Lonmin (section)

===2014 South African platinum strike===
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In late January 2014 thousands of employees belonging to Lonmin went on strike, demanding a basic salary of R12,500 ($1,180). This amount excludes so-called "living out allowances", for staff who choose not to stay in mine housing on the mine property. This is the same salary for which striking miners were shot and killed by the South African Police Service (SAPS) in 2012. Most of the miners belonged to the miners' union 'AMCU' which South African politician and Commander in Chief of the Economic Freedom Fighters had vowed to sponsor in order to allow the miners to continue striking. The platinum miners were mainly based in Marikana, the town in which [[Julius Malema]] jump-started his political party and gained popularity with most of the miners.<ref>{{cite news|title=S. Africa Platinum Strike Ends, But Not Its Impact|author=Gillian Parker|date=25 June 2014|work=Voice of America|url=https://www.voanews.com/a/platinum-strike-ends-but-not-its-impact/1944791.html|access-date=29 June 2014}}</ref>

The strike, the longest in the history of South Africa, ended in late June 2014 when the mineworkers union signed a 3-year settlement deal with the mine owners which saw the lowest paid workers, whose basic salary was less than R12,500, increased by R1,000 ($95) a month for two years, and by R950 per month in the third year. The agreement also ensured no platinum worker would earn less than R8,000 as a basic salary.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}