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Anglo American Platinum Ltd. (AMS.JO), the world's largest platinum producer by output, tried Thursday to head off a wildcat strike at its South African mines, urging employees to avoid industrial action that could put more jobs at risk.Anglo American Platinum has heard about threats of a strike through the media but hasn't received a formal notice that workers will do so, a company spokeswoman said."Our employees should use existing channels," to communicate their complaints and concerns, the spokeswoman said. Meetings are taking place between Anglo American Platinum mine management and union leaders over planned layoffs, she said.A worker representative at Anglo American Platinum said Thursday that employees are planning to stay away starting with the evening shift in the platinum-producing Rustenburg region, northwest of Johannesburg, to protest the planned job cuts."Workers won't go underground tonight," said Mametlwe Sebei, an organizer at the platinum mines in Rustenburg for the ...

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