Workers unions protest against Chinese clothing imports
20 Sep '06
1 min read
South Africa Clothing and Textile Workers' Union (SACTWU) members held a string several meter long with 40, 000 pieces of fabric attached to display their agitation over cheap Chinese imports which has claimed thousands of jobs loss, informed general secretary Ebrahim Patel SACTWU.
Due to cheap Chinese imports over 67,000 jobs had been lost and more than 350,000 people have been suffering who were engaged in clothing, footwear and textile sectors.
Patel insisted that workers should atleast get R3,000 per month for smooth and better life.
He also proposed that free trade agreement should not be implemented as it promotes imports from foreign countries.
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