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/ 19 November 2007
The two-week long strike by construction workers building Durban’s Moses Mabhida Stadium came to an end on Monday after workers accepted an offer made by the Group Five-WBHO consortium. National Union of Mineworkers regional coordinator Bonginkosi Mncwabe said workers would return to work on Tuesday morning.
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/ 19 November 2007
The two-week strike by construction workers at Durban’s Moses Mabhida 2010 stadium may end on Monday, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said. NUM spokesperson Bonginkosi Mncwabe said an offer had been made by the building contractor, the Group Five/WBHO consortium.
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/ 17 November 2007
Negotiations between the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and the Group Five-led consortium building Durban’s Moses Mabhida Soccer World Cup soccer stadium have yielded a draft agreement. NUM’s KwaZulu-Natal regional coordinator Bonginkosi Mncwabe said the union’s leadership would present the agreement to workers on Saturday.
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/ 16 November 2007
Dozens of 2010 construction workers converged on Durban’s Moses Mabhida stadium on Friday to continue industrial action. Talks with their building contractor failed to result in a resolution on Thursday. Talks between the National Union of Mineworkers and the Group Five/WBHO consortium are expected to resume on Friday.
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/ 15 November 2007
Industrial action is set to continue at Durban’s Moses Mabhida Stadium for the 2010 World Cup following talks between worker representatives and the builders. The National Union of Mineworkers was locked in talks with building consortium Group Five/WBHO for nearly six hours on Thursday.
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/ 14 November 2007
The ongoing strike that has seen construction workers down tools at Durban’s Moses Mabhida Stadium could spread to other 2010 Soccer World Cup stadiums that are under construction, as well as the high-speed Gautrain. Meanwhile, about 600 striking construction workers marched to Durban’s City Hall on Wednesday.
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/ 12 November 2007
Dozens of construction workers converged on Durban’s Moses Mabhida 2010 Soccer World Cup stadium on Monday to continue their labour protest over wage disputes. The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said it was awaiting a date from the Labour Court so that the dispute could be taken to a new level.
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/ 8 November 2007
The Group Five-WBHO Consortium on Thursday obtained a Labour Court interdict preventing construction workers from entering the site where Durban’s Moses Mabhida 2010 Soccer World Cup Stadium is being built. The interdict followed an incident in the morning when two security guards were chased off the building site by striking workers.
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/ 8 November 2007
Attorneys for the Group Five-WBHO Consortium on Thursday said they were seeking a high court interdict that would prevent striking construction workers from entering the site where the Moses Mabhida 2010 Soccer World Cup Stadium is being built in Durban.
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/ 7 November 2007
Construction on the Moses Mabhida Soccer World Cup stadium in Durban is on track and its delivery is not in jeopardy, the Group Five-WBHO Consortium said on Wednesday, hours after thousands of workers downed tools. A union negotiator said no agreement had been reached after 11 hours of talks with management.
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/ 5 November 2007
Union representatives and management of the company contracted to build Durban’s 2010 Soccer World Cup stadium will meet on Tuesday in a last-ditch attempt to avert a strike that would halt construction at the stadium. The National Union of Mineworkers is demanding project bonuses of R1 500 a month for each worker.