2012年10月11日 格林尼治时间13:10 约翰内斯堡
Samancor workers could return to work at the Western Chrome mine near Rustenburg by next week, according to South Africa’s National Union of Mineworkers (NUM).
位于勒斯腾堡附近的萨曼科西部铬矿矿工或于下周返回工作岗位，南非矿业联盟称。
Samancor workers were told to return to work on October 16, Mxhasi Sithenthi – regional co-ordinator for the NUM – said in a South African Press Assn (SAPA) report, after Samancor sent workers on annual leave on October 3.
萨曼科矿工被告知将于10月16日返回工作岗位，南非矿业联盟区域协调员Mxhasi Sithenthi在南非sapa新闻报上说到，而这些工人于10月3日被以放年假的形式遣散回家。
The union’s national spokesman, Lesiba Seshoka, later told Metal Bulletin that workers are only to return to the mine if the environment is deemed safe for employees.
矿业联盟发言人Lesiba Seshoka晚些时间告诉MB说目前工人只是在环境安全的前提下返回矿山而已。
“We need to know that it is safe for the workers to return,” he said.
“我们需要知道那里对于工人返岗确实是安全的”他说到。
Samancor did not respond to requests for comment at the time of publishing.
萨曼科在新闻发布前没有对此事做任何回应。
The company sent workers at its Western Chrome mine on annual leave for safety reasons after an illegal occurred at the Mooinooi shaft on September 27 and 28.
公司于9月27日和28日在Mooinooi发生持矛非法静坐抗议后，已经出于安全考虑，将其西部铬矿矿山的工人以放年假的名义遣送回家。
“Employees are thus currently on annual leave and not on strike – neither legal nor illegal,” Samancor said in a statement on October 8.
萨曼科10月8日在一则声明里说到：“雇员目前因为在休年假既不在公司，也没有进行罢工活动，无论是合法的还是非法的罢工都没有”。
The company concluded its annual wage negotiations with unions on September 28, but individuals not belonging to any unions recognized by the company then embarked on the illegal sit-in with additional demands.
公司在9月28日与工会协商了他们的年度工资水平，但是不被该公司认可的其他工会的工人随即举行了一场要求额外涨幅的非法静坐活动。
“The company will continue to monitor the situation and will also continue to engage with its recognised unions,” the company said.
“公司将会继续监视事态的进展，并且将继续与该公司承认的工会进行谈判协商和落实保证”公司说到。
The Western Chrome mine has lost production due to the situation, although it remains unclear how much.
西部铬矿山由于此次事件产量已经遭到了一定减少，但是目前还不知道具体是多少。
The mine has two surface beneficiation plants and two tailings retreatment plants and typically produces about 1.5 million tpy, according to the company website
据该公司网站数据介绍，这个矿山有两个富集矿选矿厂和两个残渣处理厂，其年产量为150万吨。