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Major South African retailers Pick n Pay, Pepkor and The Foschini Group are taking action against suppliers linked to a sweatshop in Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal
Major South African retailers Pick n Pay, Pepkor and The Foschini Group are taking action against suppliers linked to a sweatshop in Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal. The investigation of the sweatshop uncovered workers enduring long hours, poor pay and unsafe condition raising fresh concerns about labour abuses and accountability in the country’s clothing supply chain.
Guest: Fachmy Abrahams - National Collective Bargaining Officer at the South African Clothing & Textile Workers Union
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