The SA Clothing and Textile Workers’ Union is opposing a court application by the Apparel Manufacturers of SA (Amsa) to compel the clothing industry bargaining council to close about 400 companies that are not complying with compulsory minimum wage agreements. With about 21,000 jobs at stake, Amsa last week asked the Labour Court in Durban to compel the bargaining council to close the doors of non-compliant companies.
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