The Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers' Union (Sactwu) has settled its wage negotiations for 2018 for the General Goods and Handbags and for the Tanning leather sectors, respectively.
The union’s members in the General Goods and Handbags sector will receive an 8% wage increase and those in the Tanning sector will receive a 7.75% wage increase. Increases will apply retrospectively from 1 July 2018. Negotiations took place under the auspices of the National Bargaining Council for the Leather Manufacturing Industry and approximately 6,030 workers and their families will benefit from the settlements.
- Read Sactwu’s press statement in this regard at Cosatu News
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