JOHANNESBURG, March 2, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gold Fields Limited (Gold Fields) (JSE, NYSE, NASDAQ Dubai: GFI) today received notice from the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) that it is withdrawing its notice to embark on strike action across all Gold Fields' operations in South Africa.
Gold Fields and the NUM have agreed on a process during which issues related to the compulsory Functional Work Capacity Testing System will be negotiated.
Vishnu Pillay, Executive Vice-President and Head of Gold Fields' South African operations, commented: "We welcome the NUM's commitment to ongoing negotiations and will engage with them to find a suitable work capacity testing system that meets the requirements of our company, the trade unions and is compliant with mine health and safety legislation."
