The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and Harmony Gold have agreed that all workers in all Harmony Gold operations in South Africa will be going back to work on the 2nd of May, after the second lockdown.
NUM General Secretary Kolekile Sipunzi says their members will be utilising the 1st of May, which is Workers Day, to travel from their homes to their places of work where they will first be screened for the Coronavirus.
Harmony Gold has agreed to pay workers their salaries during the lockdown period.
The two parties agreed that intensive screening will be done to test everyone for COVID-19 when they return to work after lockdown.
Harmony Gold says its committed that stringent measures will be put in place in all its operations in South Africa to ensure the health and safety of all workers.
The company also revealed during Tuesday’s meeting that as part of fighting the Coronavirus in all its operations it is testing a new product that will be used as a broad-spectrum disinfectant in buses, lifts and cages.
Harmony said its awaiting the test results to see if the product can help fight the virus.
