Clothing industry sheds jobs
The clothing manufacturing industry is on a knife edge after the announcement of planned retrenchments of about 1 900 workers by two big players.
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If only workers were not also people
Capitalist production will always follow those who are prepared to work for the cheapest rates.
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Where incentives mean more clothing jobs
Teigue Payne unpicks a major difference between clothing factories in South Africa and elsewhere.
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Productivity ploy 'pays off' to create stability
Clothing industry employment is stabilising, according to the job-loss database of the SA Labour Research Institute.
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Newcastle: The Payne of bad journalism
In a recent article, Teigue Payne demonstrated his poor grasp of journalistic objectivity, says Simon Eppel.
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Self-interest is spurring the 'white knights' of Newcastle
Newcastle remains an area of contention in the local clothing industry and indeed in the national consciousness too, writes Andre Kriel.
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SA clothing sector missing the gap
The textile and clothing industry urgently needs to get over this narrow-minded dispute around wages, says Renato Palmi, a researcher.
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High wages unravel Newcastle's industry
The Newcastle clothing industry has become a metaphor for the crucial debate about jobs in South Africa, writes Teague Payne.
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An entrepreneur's fight to survive
Alex Liu's parents came from Taiwan to Newcastle in 1989 and set up a toy factory. Ten years later they invested in the Win-Cool clothing factory.
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Godongwana and the missing union millions
Deputy Minister Enoch Godongwana is embroiled in controversy about his role in the disappearance of millions of rands of workers' retirement money.
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