Johannesburg , South Africa ( CNN ) -- South African mining company Gold One has fired more than 1,400 miners who have been on strike for more than a week , the company announced Tuesday . The workers at the Ezulwini mine outside Johannesburg were dismissed after what the company called `` appropriate disciplinary procedures '' and a court 's declaration that the strike was illegal . Those fired make up about three-quarters of the 1,900 miners at the facility and will have a chance to appeal their dismissals , Gold One reported . It 's the latest twist in a wave of sometimes-violent labor unrest that has wracked South Africa 's mining sector -- the country 's biggest industry -- for nearly two months . Another company , Anglo-American Platinum , fired about 12,000 striking workers who declined to attend disciplinary hearings last week after a three-week walkout . Four people were wounded during clashes between security officers and striking workers at another Gold One mine in September . And police opened fire on strikers Lonmin 's Marikana platinum mine in August , killing killing 34 workers and wounding dozens more . The strike at the Ezulwini facility started October 1 . Police have a `` strong presence '' there to prevent violence , Gold One said in a written statement Tuesday . South African company fires 12,000 striking miners . CNN Correspondent Nkepile Mabuse contributed to this report .
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