Joseph Mathunjwa
Joseph Mathunjwa ( born 26-May-1965 ) is the head of the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU).[2] Mathunjwa was born in Amathikulu, northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and his first job was as a Laboratory Attendant in 1986 at the Rand Coal where he earned between R300 and R400 a month. His interest in trade unions came when he saw people being retrenched without companies making an effort to save their jobs, The first retrenchment that he fought through the Labour Court was at BHP Billiton in 2005 and he won the case that was him and AMCU's starting point[3][4]
Joseph Mathunjwa | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 May 1965 Amathikulu, KwaZulu-Natal |
| Occupation | Trade union leader |
| Known for | Marikana miners' strike [1] |
Personal life
He is a Christian and attends in the salvation army hence he can play the trumpet and can also read music.he is a good singer [5]
gollark: Muahahaha I can now obtain 20 mana while only buying 1 5 mana.
gollark: script < combinator hax
gollark: Now to generalize it so that I do not need to manually buy each one.
gollark: Hmm, I can now successfully execute three (3) +10 mana things at once.
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References
- http://www.news24.com/Tags/People/joseph_mathunjwa
- http://whoswho.co.za/joseph-mathunjwa-762777
- http://www.miningweekly.com/article/joseph-mathunjwa-2012-08-03
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-04-26. Retrieved 2014-05-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://www.miningweekly.com/article/joseph-mathunjwa-2012-08-03
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