South Africa: Cheap Sugar Imports Put 70,000 Jobs At Risk

South Africa: Cheap Sugar Imports Put 70,000 Jobs At Risk

South Africa has increased tariffs on imported sugar as cheap foreign supplies pile pressure on local producers and threaten more than 70,000 direct jobs. Cosatu wants cheaper electricity, better rail services, stronger support for local sugar and tougher action against illegal and underpriced imports.

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Cheap sugar imports put 70,000 jobs at risk

Cosatu says South Africa must do more to save its sugar industry as cheap imports threaten more than 70,000 direct jobs.

COSATU seeks wider support for South Africa's sugar industry despite higher import tariffs

South Africa’s trade union federation COSATU has called for urgent additional measures to protect the country’s sugar industry, warning that a surge in cheap imports threatens local producers and more than 70,000 direct jobs, reported IOL News. The call follows the government’s decision to raise protection against imported sugar by increasing the reference price from […] ChiniMandi

Government hikes sugar import price, but industry warns of gap

South Africa’s government has adjusted the sugar import reference price from $680 to $785 per tonne to curb surging imports. While acknowledged as a step forward, key stakeholders caution that stronger safeguards are still urgently needed to secure 270 000 direct and indirect industry jobs. Government hikes sugar import price, but industry warns of gap appeared first on Food For Mzansi