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Major JSE–listed clothing retailers have rejected the department of employment and labour concerns that they are “unwittingly” supporting “inhumane and sweatshop conditions” in the clothing and textile sector in KwaZulu-Natal, insisting that they adhere to regulations. (Photo by: Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
SOUTH AFRICAN CLOTHING AND TEXTILE WORKERS UNION

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

  • Lyse Comins
6 min read
SA Fashion Week founder Lucilla Booyzen says it is poor planning that leads to fashion industry failures.
COTTON ON

Going out of business is coming into fashion

The fashion industry is under assault from the arrival of foreign brands such as TopShop and Cotton On – not to mention the South African government.

  • Lisa Witepski
14 min read