Central committee report

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) held a successful 1993 Central Committee (CC) meeting from 11-13 February at CSIR Centre in Pretoria. The CC attended by 300 delegates from the 16 regions of the union representing 280 000 members deliberated key issues affecting workers in mining and energy sectors. With the opening session, the 11th, being the third anniversary of the release of NUM honorary president, Nelson Mandela, the stage was set for tough decisions to be taken on the current political developments in South Africa. NUM president, James Motlatsi outlined general guidelines on major issues affecting workers in his keynote address. Major issues for discussion were: Retrenchments, NUM’s role in the forthcoming national democratic elections, Wages and conditions of employment demands for 1993, Assessment of the state of the NUM. It took delegates three days of serious discussions to come out with decisions which will guide the union in this dynamic period in the history of our country. NUM was honoured to have ANC secretary general, Cyril Ramaphosa as a guest speaker on the current political developments. COSATU general secretary, Jay Naidoo also gave us the honour by giving an invaluable input on the challenges faced by the labour movement today. The CC culminated with a mass rally in Klerksdorp on the 14th February for report back. The CC was held under the theme: Save jobs and protect standards. Forward to democratic elections. Details of CC decisions are given in this report. Please note that this report is not the official record of the CC proceedings but is a summary guide prepared by the NUM media department for the information of members. We suggest you keep it for future reference