With the modernisation of South African mining taking shape, the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI); and the Minerals Council South Africa – through the Mandela Mining Precinct (MMP), established the MMP - Organised Labour Consultative Forum. The forum was formally established at a Terms of Reference signing ceremony yesterday, 26 October 2021, at the CSIR International Convention Centre (ICC) in Pretoria. The Terms of Reference signed today details the extent of organised labour’s involvement in the MMP, including periodic meetings allowing for contributions to the MMP’s research agenda and plans.
Statement by Abigail Moyo, spokesperson of the trade union UASA: UASA, as part of organised labour, became part of the Mandela Mining Precinct (MMP) Consultation Forum after co-signing the terms of reference signing ceremony at the CSIR International Convention Centre in Pretoria earlier today. UASA attended the ceremony as part of organised labour through the Mandela Mining Precinct (MMP) in conjunction with the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and the Minerals Council South Africa.