Anglo faces protests at SAfrica mine over benefits

* Anglo says disappointed with plans to march in protest

* Union says company has failed to provide child care

JOHANNESBURG, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Some mine workers affiliated to South Africa's largest union will march in protest at Anglo American's (AAL.L: Quote, Profile, Research) coal unit over what the union said on Friday was the company's failure to fulfill a pledge for funeral cover to families of miners.

The National Union of Mineworkers said thousands of its members would on Saturday march to Anglo American's offices in the Highveld region to present written demands it implements the agreements, reached within the Chamber of Mines and with unions.

Anglo Coal Chief Executive Ben Magara said the company was disappointed with the union's plans to march in protest because there were forums designed to allow the union to express its grievances and that the company had made tremendous progress on the issues raised by the union.

"We have shared information on these issues with them as we regard all employee representative organisations as partners in our business, be it on safety, employee benefits, HIV and AIDS, transformation and many other issues that affect our people," Magara said in a statement to Reuters.

The agreements include a commitment by the company to build child care facilities for its female employees.

The Chamber of Mines of South Africa is the umbrella body representing interests of several mining companies.

The union said Anglo had failed to fulfill the child care agreement, reached in 2002/2003, and also accused the company of victimization of its workers based on compulsory HIV/AIDS Voluntary Tests and Counselling results. (Reporting by Shapi Shacinda; editing by James Jukwey)