Moneyweb reports that The Foschini Group (TFG) has expanded its local clothing manufacturing business with the opening on Monday of a new Prestige Clothing factory for the hearing impaired in Hillbrow, Johannesburg.
The Cape Town-based group, which already has three Prestige Clothing factories in the Western Cape and one in KwaZulu-Natal, said the new factory was further evidence of TFG’s drive to create more jobs and grow local manufacturing. While the Joburg factory is comparatively small in relation to Prestige’s other manufacturing facilities, it is set to create 47 initial jobs and has been set up through a collaborative partnership to create jobs for the hearing impaired. According to TFG, the newly launched factory increases its Prestige Clothing business to five factories, making it the largest local apparel manufacturer in SA. The business unit employs around 2,470 permanent employees. “Many people living with disabilities still face barriers when it comes to employment opportunities. Upskilling and creating local employment for them was a particular focus area for TFG [Africa] over the last few years,” TFG’s Graham Choice pointed out. Minister of the Department of Trade Industry and Competition, Ebrahim Patel, hailed the initiative during the launch of the new factory on Monday. TFG noted in its statement that it has appointed more than 100 unemployed people living with disabilities into learnerships across the business so far this year.
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