South Africa: LafargeHolcim staff planned to strike on Friday 12 February 2016 over wages at the local operations of LafargeHolcim, according to the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and Pretoria News.
The NUM, which started pay talks with the Franco-Swiss company in October 2015, was demanding a salary increase of 13% and benefits including a housing grant, according to union shop steward Petrus Mositi. NUM members made up about half of the company's workforce. "We can still work this issue out depending on availability and willingness to find a solution," said Mositi.