Marikana What can companies learn from the tragedy

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1 Marikana What can companies learn from the tragedy

2 Courtesy: Greg Marinovich Introduction

3 Courtesy: Greg Marinovich Content THE MARIKANA CONFLICT A TENTATIVE ANALYSIS Manifestations Trigger Causes Aggravators Moderators

4 Courtesy: Greg Marinovich Content CONSEQUENCES

5 Courtesy: Greg Marinovich Content LESSONS

6 The Marikana Conflict Dynamic Courtesy: Greg Marinovich

7 manifestations moderators aggravators trigger causes

8 Courtesy: Greg Marinovich manifestations DISREGARD FOR THE LAW

9 manifestations DISREGARD FOR THE LAW HOSTILITY

10 Courtesy: Greg Marinovich manifestations VIOLENCE HOSTILITY DISREGARD FOR THE LAW

11 Courtesy: Greg Marinovich manifestations VIOLENCE NEW PLAYERS DISREGARD FOR THE LAW HOSTILITY

12 manifestations HOSTILITY VIOLENCE POLICE ACTION DISREGARD FOR THE LAW NEW PLAYERS

13 Courtesy: Greg Marinovich manifestations VIOLENCE HOSTILITY GRIEF ISREGARD OR THE LAW POLICE ACTION NEW PLAYERS

14 manifestations VIOLENCE POLICE ACTION HOSTILITY FARLAM DISREGARD NEW PLAYERS FOR THE LAW GRIEF

15 CONSEQUENCES

16 CONSEQUENCES - 45 deaths - Hundreds injured - Lonmin workers did not get a 22% increase as a result of the strike

17 CONSEQUENCES - The maximum actual increase to rock drillers at Lonmin was 3% - 10% 2011 agreement increment - R750 drill allowance previously agreed - 3% settlement increment - Lonmin workers lost ±12% of annual wages in the strike due to no work no pay - ±9000 Lonmin contract workers got nothing

18 CONSEQUENCES - All lost more in lost wages than they got in wage increases - The Lonmin contagion - Direct losses in gold and platinum amounted to R10.1 billion - Coal losses R180 million - Gold output fell 12% to 167 tonnes lowest since Gold industry loses R349 million per day of strike action

19 CONSEQUENCES - R15.3 billion lost across all mining sectors - There was a R12.5 billion reduction in export revenues in GDP growth forecast down from 3% to The 2014 Platinum strike

20 trigger

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22 manifestations moderators aggravators trigger causes

23 THE MONETARY WAGE? causes

24 R Rock drillers earn ±R per month R3 000 The average South African worker earns ±R3 000 per month

25 Of the average South African worker: 59% have pension 40% have medical aid 77% have UIF few workers have all 3 rock drillers have all 3

26

27 WAS A POVERTY WAGE A CAUSE? causes

28 WORKING CONDITIONS LACK OF TRI-PARTITE DIALOGUE BARGAINING STRUCTURES POLITICIANS THE SOCIAL WAGE BARGAINING SKILLS NUM causes

29 THE SOCIAL WAGE Courtesy: Greg Marinovich

30 Courtesy: Greg Marinovich Housing Refuse Removal Electricity Security Sewerage Education Health Transport Water Roads THE SOCIAL WAGE

31 Courtesy: Greg Marinovich Housing Refuse Removal Electricity Security Sewerage Education Health Transport Water Roads THE SOCIAL WAGE

32 Courtesy: Greg Marinovich Housing Refuse Removal Electricity Security Sewerage Education Health Transport Water Roads THE SOCIAL WAGE

33 Courtesy: Greg Marinovich Housing Refuse Removal Electricity Security Sewerage Education Health Transport Water Roads THE SOCIAL WAGE

34 Courtesy: Greg Marinovich Housing Refuse Removal Electricity Security Sewerage Education Health Transport Water Roads THE SOCIAL WAGE

35 Source: Housing Refuse Removal Electricity Security Sewerage Education Health Transport Water Roads THE SOCIAL WAGE

36 Courtesy: Greg Marinovich Housing Refuse Removal Electricity Security Sewerage Education Health Transport Water Roads THE SOCIAL WAGE

37 Source: Austin Andrews Housing Refuse Removal Electricity Security Sewerage Education Health Transport Water Roads THE SOCIAL WAGE

38 Courtesy: Greg Marinovich Housing Refuse Removal Electricity Security Sewerage Education Health Transport Water Roads THE SOCIAL WAGE

39 Courtesy: Greg Marinovich Housing Refuse Removal Electricity Security Sewerage Education Health Transport Water Roads THE SOCIAL WAGE

40 WORKING CONDITIONS LACK OF TRI-PARTITE DIALOGUE BARGAINING STRUCTURES POLITICIANS THE SOCIAL WAGE BARGAINING SKILLS NUM causes

41 Courtesy: Greg Marinovich WORKING CONDITIONS

42 Courtesy: Greg Marinovich Health and Safety Migrant Labour Wage Differentials Labour Brokers Unemployment Money Lenders Garnishee Orders Recovery Attorneys Discrimination Lack of Concern Lack of Respect

43 WORKING CONDITIONS LACK OF TRI-PARTITE DIALOGUE BARGAINING STRUCTURES POLITICIANS THE SOCIAL WAGE BARGAINING SKILLS NUM causes

44 BARGAINING STRUCTURES Courtesy: Greg Marinovich

45 WORKING CONDITIONS LACK OF TRI-PARTITE DIALOGUE BARGAINING STRUCTURES POLITICIANS THE SOCIAL WAGE BARGAINING SKILLS causes

46 BARGAINING SKILLS causes

47 WORKING CONDITIONS LACK OF TRI-PARTITE DIALOGUE BARGAINING STRUCTURES THE SOCIAL WAGE BARGAINING SKILLS NUM causes

48 NUM

49 WORKING CONDITIONS LACK OF TRI-PARTITE DIALOGUE BARGAINING STRUCTURES POLITICIANS THE SOCIAL WAGE BARGAINING SKILLS NUM causes

50 Courtesy: Greg Marinovich POLITICIANS

51 Courtesy: Greg Marinovich Poor service delivery Corruption

52 Courtesy: Greg Marinovich R25billion lost to corruption in government procurement

53 WORKING CONDITIONS LACK OF TRI-PARTITE DIALOGUE BARGAINING STRUCTURES POLITICIANS THE SOCIAL WAGE BARGAINING SKILLS NUM causes

54 LACK OF TRI-PARTITE DIALOGUE Courtesy: Greg Marinovich

55 manifestations moderators aggravators trigger causes

56 PAST UNRESOLVED CONFLICT MISTRUST ILLITERACY INNUMERACY FINANCIAL ILLITERACY ECONOMIC ILLITERACY UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS INACCURATE PERCEPTIONS MISREPRESENTATION POOR COMMUNICATION THE MEDIA POLITICS POLITICAL OPPORTUNISTS DEMONIZING POOR POLICING POOR MEDIATION aggravators

57 manifestations moderators aggravators trigger causes

58 moderators CHURCH NEED FOR PAY

59 manifestations moderators aggravators trigger causes

60 manifestations VIOLENCE HOSTILITY POLICE ACTION DISREGARD FOR THE LAW NEW PLAYERS FARLAM GRIEF PAST UNRESOLVED CONFLICT MISTRUST ILLITERACY INNUMERACY UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS moderators CHURCH NEED FOR PAY INACCURATE PERCEPTIONS MISREPRESENTATION POOR COMMUNICATION THE MEDIA POLITICS aggravators POLITICAL OPPORTUNISTS DEMONIZING trigger POOR POLICING POOR MEDIATION POLITICIANS BARGAINING STRUCTURES LACK OF TRI-PARTITE DIALOGUE WORKING CONDITIONS NUM BARGAINING SKILLS THE SOCIAL WAGE causes

61 Lessons

62 LESSONS - Address the social wage deficit - Address - Illiteracy - Innumeracy - Financial illiteracy - Economic illiteracy

63 LESSONS - Address negotiation and conflict handling skills deficit - Bring employee relations to the coal face - Reform collective bargaining and bring it closer to home - Work on relationship building - Address working condition aggravators

64 Special thanks and acknowledgement to Greg Marinovich for use of his photographs

65 Special thanks and acknowledgement to Greg Marinovich for use of his photographs