Mine workers’ strike
South African police attack and arrest striking workers at Ekapa diamond mines
Hundreds of NUMSA members began a strike at the Ekapa diamond mines on August 7. On August 10, police forces arrested 43 striking workers after attacking the picket line with water cannons and tear gas
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