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South Africa's Clothing Industry Is Learning a Difficult Lesson About Labour and Economic Dependence

IOL · Published 59m ago
South Africa's Clothing Industry Is Learning a Difficult Lesson About Labour and Economic Dependence

For years, South Africa's clothing and textile industry has operated largely out of the national spotlight. Yet recent disruptions in manufacturing hubs such as Newcastle in KwaZulu-Natal have revealed how dependent parts of the sector have become on migrant labour. Following anti-migrant protests a

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Developments like this can have effects beyond the immediate story. Directly involves South Africa.

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Developments like this can have effects beyond the immediate story. Directly involves South Africa.

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