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Auto workers suspend 11-week strike as talks continue

Workers at the Beijing Automotive Industry Corporation’s vehicle assembly plant near Gqeberha are expected to resume work next week

Workers at the Beijing Automotive Industry Corporation’s vehicle assembly plant near Gqeberha have been on strike since 15 June. They have agreed to return to work next week while negotiations continue. Archive photo: Joseph Chirume

Workers at the Beijing Automotive Industry Corporation’s vehicle assembly plant near Gqeberha went on strike on 15 June, demanding wages increase to match other auto companies.
Unlike other manufacturers, the corporation is not part of the National Bargaining Forum.
This week, workers agreed, through NUMSA, to return to work while negotiations continue under a CCMA facilitation process.
Production at the plant is expected to resume next week.

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