What the records say
- When
- 2008
- Kind
- Strike
- Coordinates
- 23.00° S, 17.00° E
Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.
2008 Skorpion Zinc strike
The 2008 Skorpion Zinc strike was a worker's strike against the ownership of the Skorpion Zinc mine near the southern Namibian town of Rosh Pinah in ǁKaras Region. Skorpion Zinc is the largest zinc mine in Africa and the eighth largest in the world. Lasting 19 days, the workers ended their strike when management agreed to a 12 percent raise in wages plus overtime and travel expenses.
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