YCLSA.png Media Statement, 4 July 2017 8,500 workers to be retrenched by AngloGold Ashanti The Young Communist League of South Africa (Ufasimba) in Moses Kotane Province (NW), notes with dismay and disgust the recent alert by the so-called third biggest Mining Company in the world "ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI" that seek to subject 8500 workers into poverty and unemployment through retrenchment. The YCLSA in Moses Kotane condemns this brutality against workers. Our expectations from AngloGold are nothing but the development of communities which creation of jobs is one of that. The planned retrenchment is aimed at maximizing profits for the shareholders at the expense of the poor and working class. That blood sucking capitalist tendencies will at all times be rejected by YCLSA in Moses Kotane. As per the clarion call of Karl Marx for the workers to unite, we call on all labour unions within AngloGold to collectively challenge this onslaught aimed at increasing the level of poverty in our country. The fight must be fought in and outside the boardrooms. It has to be joined by the masses on the streets and sending an unambiguous message that capitalism is a merciless system that must be dismantled and be buried for good. YCLSA reminds the conveyer belts of capitalism - Board members of AngloGold - that any retrenchments of over 10 % of company employees are no subjected only to section 189 but an outspread consultation through Section 52 of the MPRDA with DMR. The self-proclaimed messiah who wants to Save SA but failing to save job losses in AngloGold, Sipho Pityana, must be confronted with a reality that he failed in his duties as the Chairperson of AGA board and ensure that there are no job losses occurring under his watch. Under his leadership, the company has been lacking in full compliance with the mining charter. Whilst he is enjoying tea & biscuits with the likes of Sisi Nosipho January-Bardill and Dave Hodgson in their Social, Ethics and Sustainable Development should never be reduced to skepsells mentality committees, the communities around AngloGold has been inhaling dust with no real benefits from the Mines. The YCLSA in Moses Kotane supports the call by the NUM Youth Structure to take the fight right to the doorstep of AngloGold at 76 Rahima Moosa Street, Newtown, Johannesburg. We will without fear of contradiction rally all the masses to be with young reds and the youth battalions of NUM. Released by the YCLSA Moses Kotane Province For more inquiries: Pabatso Ntsoti, Provincial Secretary, 078 019 0936 Lebohang Itebogeng, Provincial Spokesperson, 082 510 7233 Junior Kgoedi, Provincial Media Liaison Officer, 076 541 7233 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] . --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "YCLSA Discussion Forum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/yclsa-eom-forum/595b8f5f.42081c0a.63554.a94b%40mx.google.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
