Fin24 reports that the Southern African Clothing & Textile Workers’ Union (Sactwu) has settled its 2016 wage negotiations for the Woven Cotton Textile Sector.  

The agreement was reached under the auspices of the National Textile Bargaining Council (NTBC), with employers represented by the South African Cotton & Textile Processing Employers’ Association (Sactpea).  The parties concluded a two-year agreement.  The 8.25% package settlement increase will be retrospectively effective from 1 July this year.  The agreement covers improvements in the prescribed minimum wages, retirement fund contributions, and bargaining council levies.  Approximately 4,630 workers are employed in 70 woven cotton textile factories nationally.

• Read this report in full at Fin24
• Read Sactwu’s press statement at Sactwu online

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