MARIKANA, South Africa (Reuters) - Workers went on a wildcat strike at Lonmin's Marikana platinum mine in South Africa on Tuesday, embarrassing the company as it launched a publicity drive to try and show it had recovered from months of deadly labour unrest.
The world's third-largest platinum producer invited journalists to tour the mine, but the public relations exercise backfired as thousands of workers took advantage of the media spotlight to down tools at four shafts.
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