South Africa's Textile Industry in Crisis After Migrant Workers Fled the Country

South Africa's textile industry in crisis after migrant workers fled the country

South Africa's textile industry is facing a workforce crisis after thousands of migrant workers fled the country in the past few months, in the wake of violent xenophobic protests. The campaign led by anti-immigrant group March and March sought to free up jobs for South Africans, one-third of whom are unemployed. But factory owners in Newcastle on say they have yet to fill vacancies left by foreign workers who fled.

South African clothing factories struggle after migrant workers flee

Prof. PLO Lumumba has called on the South African govt to apologise and compensate African migrants who lost their businesses, homes and livelihoods during Xenophobic Attacks

Renowned Kenyan lawyer and Pan-Africanist Prof. PLO Lumumba has called on the South African government to apologise and compensate African migrants who lost their businesses, homes and livelihoods during the recent wave of anti-immigrant violence. Speaking in remarks shared by BBC News Pidgin on 4 August, Lumumba argued that South Africa has both a moral […] The post Prof. PLO Lumumba has called on the South African govt to apologise and compens…