# The General Industries Workers Union of South Africa has strongly criticised an application by Rustenburg Platinum Mines, a subsidiary of Valterra Platinum, seeking exemptions from several provisions of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act. GIWUSA president, Mametlwe Sebei says the application, submitted to the Employment and Labour Department, could weaken fundamental workplace protections for mineworkers across operations in Limpopo, North West and Mpumalanga. He says the requested exemptions include allowing working days of up to 13 hours and increasing averaged weekly overtime:
GIWUSA opposes Valterra Platinum’s application to relax basic working conditions for mineworkers [SOUND]
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