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South African cotton workers secure pay rise

20/07/2016

Workers in South Africa’s cotton textile industry have secured an above-inflation pay rise. It will affect over 4,500 workers at 70 woven cotton textile factories in the country. Andre Kriel, general secretary of the Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers Union (Sactwu), said the workers would receive an 8.25% rise in wages, which would be ...

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