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World Cup Stadium Construction Workers Strike Nearly Over

Posted: 15 Jul 2009 08:40 AM PDT

Construction work on South Africa’s World Cup 2010 stadiums will soon get going again, as the National Union of Mineworkers (which also includes construction workers) claims to have reached an agreement with the companies about their disputed pay increase:

“The strike is over,” said Lesiba Seshoka, spokesman for the NUM. “We got a good offer.”

The workers had been asking for a 13% pay increase, were initially offered 10%, but have now reportedly negotiated and agreed on 12%.

Which should mean an end to any talk of switching the tournament to somewhere like England or the USA at the last minute. The 2010 World Cup is less than a year away, and it’s going to be in South Africa. Get used to it.

(and if you need help feeling optimistic about South Africa 2010, give this a read)
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