South Africa
Sactwu declares series of wage disputes─── 06:37 Tue, 15 Sep 2020
The South African Clothing and Textile Workers Union is accusing the textile industry of using COVID-19 to rob workers.
The union is involved in 18 wage disputes in the sector. It says over 60,000 workers are affected.
Negotiations are currently under way. Fachmy Abrahams said a dispute in the clothing sector was declared last Thursday.
"That affects about 60,000 workers so whilst we've resolved one, we're still back at 80,000 workers countrywide.
"The main similarity in all of these disputes is, the union is completely understanding of the situation, but it seems as if the employers want to roll back years and years of struggle of workers," Abrahams said.
