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Workers in South African nonwovens sector get 7.25% hike

28 Aug '18
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Employees working in the nonwovens sub-sector of the South African textile industry will receive a 7.25 per cent wage hike back dated from July 1, 2018. The workers will also receive another 7.25 per cent wage hike beginning July 1, 2019, as per the two-year agreement reached under the auspices of the National Textile Bargaining Council (NTBC).

At the council meeting, the employers were represented by the National Textile Manufacturers’ Association (NTMA), while the workers were represented by the Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers’ Union (SACTWU), which is an affiliate of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU). (RKS)

ALCHEMPro News Desk – India

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