ANA reports that the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on Monday said the government had been working with the local poultry producers to address the challenges in the industry as a result of chickens imported from European Union (EU) countries.  

This was in response to a plea by the Food and Allied Workers Union (Fawu) for government to tighten regulations of imported chickens in a bid to save jobs in the industry.  At least three major SA chicken producers have announced steps to begin retrenching more than 3,500 workers combined in order to remain going concerns as they struggle under heavy competition from cheap imported chickens.  The DTI said government, through it and the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), had initiated measures to protect local poultry producers against unfair competition.

• Read this report by Siphelele Dludla in full at IOL News
• See too, Fawu: 35% of SA's poultry products from EU, at IOL News
• And also, Fawu appeals to govt to tighten regulation on poultry imports, at SABC News
• As well as, Afleggings begin in hoenderbedryf, at Netwerk24

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