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Thousands of clothing jobs hang by a thread
Friday, 29 June 2012 06:56
Employer body Apparel Manufacturers of SA (Amsa) has approached the Labour Court in Durban to compel the clothing industry bargaining council to shut down 400 non-compliant factories, thus threatening 21,000 jobs. This comes after Amsa failed to reach a wage deal with the SA Clothing and Textile Workers’ Union (Sactwu) last week. Amsa said: “The court action was not our preferred solution, but since our proposed wage model has been rejected by the union we have no choice but to compel the bargaining council to deal with non-compliant companies.”
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