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JSE-listed clothing retailers want labour department to shut down sweatshops
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/ 20 December 2023

JSE-listed clothing retailers want labour department to shut down sweatshops

The South African Clothing and Textile Workers Union has said people are working from 10 to 16 hours a day, seven days a week for as little as R120 to R200 a week

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/ 22 February 2008

Truworths half-year sales rise 20%

Clothing retailer Truworths posted on Thursday a 20% rise in half-year sales, at the low end of its expectations, as seven interest rate hikes crimped consumer spending. Truworths said group sales grew to R3,018-billion in the 27 weeks to the end of December, up 20% from the same period the previous year.

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